Tixtla
Tixtla | |
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Tixtla de Guerrero | |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 21,720 |
Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) (Spanish:
History
Antonia Nava de Catalán, a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence, was born in Tixtla.[1] Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president Vicente Guerrero (1783–1831) and writer and educator Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893). It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.[2]
Geography
The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W, some 20 km (12 mi) east of state capital
).Other towns in the municipality include Atliaca (population 5,981), Almolonga (1,346), Zoquiapa (1,243), and El Durazno (1,070).
Climate
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Culture
The city is known for its music and festivals.[3]
Notable people
References
- ^ JSA/JOSR, "Nava de Catalán, Antonia", enciclopediagro (in Spanish), Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI, retrieved 2017-11-27
- ^ Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea (2015-10-28). "Tixtla de Guerrero". Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Sones de tarima de Tixtla". Mediateca Guerrero (in Spanish). 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
17°34′N 99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W
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