Poncitlán
Poncitlán | |
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Municipality and city | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Poncitlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W / 20.300°N 102.267°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) |
Poncitlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 672.31 km².
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)
References
- ^ "Poncitlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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