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Betania, Jalisco

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Betania
town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Elevation
1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
2,849

Betania is a town in Ayotlán Municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The census of 2005 the town had a population of 2,849 inhabitants.

Place Names

The city is named after the Palestinian city of Bethany now known as al-Eizariya, with the name originating from the Aramaic and Hebrew word Beth anya (בית עניא), meaning "house of the figs"; the literal translation of the Spanish name Betania.

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