Atotonilco El Alto

Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in Los Altos (Jalisco) region in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 510.9 km2.

Atotonilco El Alto
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Atotonilco El Alto
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°32′N 102°30′W
CountryMexico
StateJalisco
Area
  Total510.9 km2 (197.3 sq mi)
  Town6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total64,009
  Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
  Town
28,678
  Town density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.atotonilco.gob.mx

Atotonilco (pronounced ah-toh-toh-NEAL-co) means "place of hot waters", in Náhuatl. "El Alto"("The High One") was later added in honor of those who died in the Cristero War in the early 1920s.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 51,798.

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