Tamazula de Gordiano (, also known as Tamazula) is a city in the
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of
Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
. The word "tamazula" comes from the Nahuatl word ''tamazullan,'' which means "place or lagoon of toads."
Municipal communities
Tamazula is the seat of the municipality of the same name (Tamazula de Gordiano). The municipality is a territorial extension of 1324.48 km². It is divided into municipal delegations:
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La Garita
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Contla Contla consists of two nearby villages in Tlaxcala, Mexico
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Vista Hermosa
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Morelos (Santa Rosa)
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Nigromante (San Juan de la Montaña)
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El Tulillo
Population
Tamazula recently gained city status after the 2010 census reported that the city had 37,986 residents.
INEGI - Census 2010
/ref> A vast majority of the city's residents are employed at the Ingenio Azucarero de Tamazula, S.A. de C.V. where sugar cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
from the surrounding vicinities within the municipality is turned into sugar and alcohol.
The ''ingenio'' (sugar mill
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The term is also used to refer to the equipment that crushes the sticks of sugar cane to extract the juice.
Processing
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) as it is known by the people here is the major source of revenue for the city and the municipality as a whole, followed by tourism and trade.
On October 17, 2007: Adrián Gil Pérez, the chronicler of the city, made public a proposal to name the town from this date forward as "La perla del sureste de Jalisco", or the Pearl of the Southeast of Jalisco.
Festivities
Every year between January 20 and February 2 is the festival of Our Lady of Sagrario. During these two weeks there are events for the whole family and for all tastes. Many internationally recognized stars come to the festival to play there, such as Banda El Recodo, Banda "Arrolladora" El Limón, Banda Ms, Joan Sebastian, and Mariachi Internacional Vargas de Tecalitlan as well as comedy shows from comedians like Teo Gonzalez, Jo Jo Jorge Falcon, Jorge "Coque" Muñiz.
References
External links
- Municipal Government - Community
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Municipalities of Jalisco