Cuquío
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Cuquío is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 248 square miles (643 km2). It limits to the North with the municipality of Yahualica and the State of Zacatecas; to the South, Zapotlanejo and Acatic; to the East, Yahualica and Tepatitlán; and to the West, Ixtlahuacán del Río. Its name derives from the word Cuixui, which in the Náhuatl language means kite, and is interpreted as "place of kites", or in Purépecha language, "place of frogs or toads". The foundation of the town is awarded to the Purépechas (Tarascans) who repeatedly v
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Cuquío
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Solar do Vinho do Porto 007.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_shield
- File:Coat of Arms of Cuquío, Jalisco, México.png
- Settlement.image_map
- File:Cuquío.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality in Jalisco
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mexico Jalisco#Mexico
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jalisco
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 643
- Settlement.area_blank1_title
- Town
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 2.44
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Mexico
- Official name
- Cuquío
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Jalisco
- Capital
- Cuquío
- Population
- 17820
- Area
- 643
- Elevation
- 2141
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Official website
- www.cuquioayuntamiento.gob.mx
- Image
- Presidencia Municipal en septiembre.JPG
- Dialing code
- 373
- Licence plate code
- 14
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- Commons category
- Cuquío Municipality
- native label
- Cuquío
- inception
- 1824-03-27
- postal code
- 45480–45496
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Cuquío è un comune del Messico, situato nello stato di Jalisco, il cui capoluogo è la località omonima.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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