Ixtlahuacán del Río

Ixtlahuacán del Río
Municipality and city

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Ixtlahuacán del Río

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 20°52′N 103°15′W / 20.867°N 103.250°W / 20.867; -103.250
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Area
  Total 594.94 km2 (229.71 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 18,157

Ixtlahuacán del Rio is a town and municipality in the center of the Mexican state of Jalisco, a little less than 50 kilometers from state capital Guadalajara. It stands at 1,655 meters above sea level; the climate is semi-arid, with a mild winter and an average annual temperature of 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit).

Pre-Hispanic antecedents of Ixtlahuacán del Río

Ixtlahuacán is a word of Nahuatl origin; the name means "flat place". It was founded by Toltecs approximately 610; it is hard to be certain of the exact date of founding, because none of the groups who inhabited the region — Tecuexes, Tepehuanes, Coanes, Cazcanos, and Zacatecos — had a written language in this period.

Coordinates: 20°52′N 103°15′W / 20.867°N 103.250°W / 20.867; -103.250

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