Etzatlán

Etzatlán
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Etzatlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°46′N 104°05′W / 20.767°N 104.083°W / 20.767; -104.083
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
337.8 km2 (130.4 sq mi)
 • Town3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
20,011
 • Density59.24/km2 (153.4/sq mi)
 • Town
14,697
 • Town density3,990/km2 (10,300/sq mi)

Etzatlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 337.8 km2.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,564.

It is home to the world’s largest crochet canopy, as certified by The Guinness Book of World Records.

In 2020, the Chilean writer José Baroja dedicated a story entitled Etzatlán to this.