Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
Atotonilco El Alto Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°32′N 102°30′W / 20.533°N 102.500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 510.9 km2 (197.3 sq mi) |
| • Town | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 64,009 |
| • Density | 125.3/km2 (324.5/sq mi) |
| • Town | 28,678 |
| • Town density | 4,590/km2 (11,900/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.atotonilco.gob.mx |
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 (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.