Poncitlán
Municipality and city in Jalisco, Mexico
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Poncitlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 672.31 km2.
Country
Mexico
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 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
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| Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 672.31 km2 (259.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 43,817 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 43,817.[1]
Place Names
Poncitlán means "place of cilacayotes", "next to the shore chilares" or "place of God Ponze." It is located west of the Ocotlán municipality.
Sister cities
Palmdale, California, United States (1998)
