Macuspana, Tabasco
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Macuspana is a city and its surrounding municipality in the south-central part of the state of Tabasco in southeastern Mexico. The city of Macuspana had a 2005 census population of 30,661 and is the fifth-largest city in the state. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Macuspana, which has an area of 2,551.7 km² (985.22 sq mi) and a population of 142,954, which includes numerous smaller communities. The largest of these communities is Benito Juárez (San Carlos).
[edit] Geography
The geographical vicinity is also known as the Macuspana Basin.
[edit] Name
The etymology of Macuspana's name is uncertain. The Enciclopedia de los municipios de México offers three possible explanations:[1]
- From the Nahuatl Macui-chpana, meaning "place of the five sweepings" or "place of the five cleansings".
- From the Zoque Macu-pane, meaning "place where the priest goes".
- A corruption of the given names Marcos and Juana, presumbaly the founders of the settlement.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Macuspana Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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