Atoyac Municipality is a municipality in the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

. The administrative centre for the municipality is located in the town of Atoyac, Jalisco.

Name

Its name derives from the

Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...

''Atoya-k'', which means to "Place near the river". About 36,000 years ago this region was covered by the waters that formed an immense lake.

Geography

The municipality of Atoyac is located in the southern region of the state of

, between coordinates 19°52'20" to 20°07'35" North and 103°20'40" to 103°36'05" West, at a height of 1,350 meters above sea level. It limits the north with the municipality of

Zacoalco de Torres Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (; "place of closed water"), is a town and municipalities of Jalisco, municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km2. It is the primary production region of the ''equipal''-s ...

and

Teocuitatlán de Corona Teocuitatlán de Corona is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United St ...

, the south with Sayula and Gómez Farías; to the east with

and

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and to the west with

Amacueca Amacueca is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the n ...

and Techaluta de Montenegro. The municipal territory of Atoyac has a surface of 235.81 km². Festivities - Atoyac, as many towns in Mexico, is part of an annual festivity in which a saint (El Senor the de la Salud) is celebrated. According to an ancient myth, the town of Atoyac suffered a devastating epidemic that killed several residents. It was not until the saint was brought down from its post and paraded around the town that the epidemic allegedly stopped. In celebration of this miracle, the saint is parade every year following the same route it did the first time.

Climate

References

External links

Jalisco y sus Municipios - Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco
{{Jalisco Municipalities of Jalisco