Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 20°32′N 102°30′W / 20.533°N 102.500°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Jalisco |
Area | |
• Total | 510.9 km2 (197.3 sq mi) |
• Town | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 64,009 |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
• Town | 28,678 |
• Town density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Website | http://www.atotonilco.gob.mx |
Atotonilco El Alto is a
The municipality covers an area of 510.9 km2.Atotonilco (pronounced ah-toh-toh-NEAL-co) means "place of hot waters", in Náhuatl. "El Alto"("The High One") was later added in honor of those who died in the Cristero War in the early 1920s.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 51,798.[3]
History
The town was first established by the
Atotonilco El Alto municipality
Has 112 towns. Atotonilco El Alto, Cienega del Pastor, Milpillas, La Santa Rosa, La Cofradia, San Francisco de Asís, Santa Elena, La Guadalupana, San Joaquin, Ojo de Agua de Morán, El Agua Caliente, El Nacimiento, San Jose del Valle, San Joaquin, San Antonio de Fernandez, Nuevo Valle, Margaritas, La Purisma, Los Adobes and more.
Taretan Water Park
In 1950, Taretan Water Park started functioning as a natural hot spring bath and an amusement place for families located at the sides of the Taretan River. Taretan was founded in the highlands of Jalisco. It was remodeled in the mid-1920s and now it houses a stone statue of St. Michael Archangel the Patron Saint of Atotonilco. It also has several sheds with tables and chairs made out of stone, dressing rooms, and a playground for young children to play. This park is mostly known for its waters. Hispanic legend of this place claims that the waters in Taretan have healing properties.[4]
Notable people
- Venerable Maria Luisa de la Peña, Mexican Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
- San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco
- General Enrique Gorostieta was killed there during the Cristero War.
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Atotonilco municipality with localities
- ^ "Zona Los Altos de Jalisco". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Atotonilco El Alto". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Parque AcuáticoTaretan / Taretan Water Park". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-03.