Autlán de Navarro is a city and its surrounding

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

of the same name in the Costa Sur region of the southwestern part of the state of

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 ...

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. At the Mexican census of 2005, the municipality had a population of 53,269. In 2010, the population had increased up to approximately 108,427, including all its delegations. The municipality has a surface area of 705.1 km². It is located 192 kilometers away from the Guadalajara metropolitan area and 165 kilometers from Manzanillo, Colima. This department capital is the most populated and largest city of the Costa Sur region. It is a leader district in the region since, Autlán is an important commercial exchange center. On September 12, 2014 the Autlán municipality was vouched for by the

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. Two recent mayors were Fernando Morán Guzmán (2010–2012) and Fabricio Israel Corona Vizcarra (2015–2018). The name comes from the

Nahuatl language 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 ...

, Aotli (''water way'', ''water channel'' or ''water ditch'') and Tlan (''place of'' or ''near'') and means "next to the water ditch."

Notable people

Carlos Santana Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Rock music, rock band Santana (band), Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he r ...

and his brother Jorge Santana, musicians. * Luz Ramos, Mexican television actress and film actress

References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Jalisco
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

http://www.jalisco.gob.mx/es/jalisco/municipios/autlan-de-navarro Official website
* http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM14jalisco/municipios/14015a.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Autlan, Jalisco Municipalities of Jalisco