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Atoyac, Jalisco

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Atoyac
Municipality
Municipality of Atoyac in Jalisco
Municipality of Atoyac in Jalisco
Atoyac is located in Mexico
Atoyac
Atoyac
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°52′20″N 103°20′40″W / 19.87222°N 103.34444°W / 19.87222; -103.34444
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
451.5 km2 (174.3 sq mi)
 • Town2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
8,689
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Town
5,389
 • Town density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (US Central))

Atoyac Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The administrative centre for the municipality is located in the town of Atoyac, Jalisco.

Its name derives from the Nahuatl 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.

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