Etzatlán is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, in Jalisco in central-western

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The municipality covers an area of 306.27 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,564. It is home to the world’s largest crochet canopy, as certified by The Guinness Book of World Records. In 2020, the Chilean writer

José Baroja José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

dedicated a story entitled Etzatlán to this.

Localities

Notable people

* Luis Felipe Lomelí (1975-), writer *

Carlos Quintero Arce Carlos Quintero Arce (February 13, 1920 – February 15, 2016) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. At his death, he was the oldest Mexican bishop. Quintero Arce was born in Etzatlán, Mexico, and was ordained a priest on April 8, 1944, ...

(1920-2016), was a Mexican prelate and at his death he was the oldest Mexican bishopCatholic Hierarchy
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References

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