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Tecolotlán Municipality
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Tecolotlán Municipality

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Also known as Tecolotlan Municipality, Tecolotlán, Tecolotlan

Tecolotlán ( "place of owls") is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 765.1 km2.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Tecolotlán
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and municipality
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Tecolotlán.png
Settlement.image_map
File:Tecolotlán (municipio de Jalisco).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jalisco
Settlement.area_total_km2
765.1
Settlement.area_blank1_title
Town
Settlement.area_blank1_km2
5.69
Settlement.population_as_of
2020 census
Settlement.population_total
16603
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Town

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Tecolotlán
Country
Mexico
Located in
Jalisco
Population
16603
Area
765.1
Elevation
1939
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Official website
www.tecolotlan.gob.mx
Image
Tecolotlán (20240225)3.jpg
Dialing code
349
Licence plate code
14
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Commons category
Tecolotlán Municipality
native label
Tecolotlán
inception
1835-07-09
postal code
48540–48569
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • The town
  • The municipality
  • Topography
  • Hydrography
  • Flora and Fauna
  • Protected Areas
  • Climate
  • Transportation
  • Attractions
  • Religion
  • Economy
  • Government
  • Municipal presidents
  • Notable people
  • References

Tecolotlán ( "place of owls") is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 765.1 km2.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,984.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tecolotlán Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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