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Tixtla
City in the Mexican state of Guerrero
City in the Mexican state of Guerrero
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Tixtla | |
| settlement_type | Municipal seat and city | |
| native_name | ||
| image_skyline | Tixtla, Guerrero (33137747742).jpg | |
| imagesize | 300px | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Mexico Guerrero#Mexico | |
| pushpin_label_position | above | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the state of Guerrero##Location in Mexico | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Mexico | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Guerrero | |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality | |
| subdivision_name2 | Tixtla de Guerrero | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title2 | ||
| established_title3 | ||
| area_land_km2 | ||
| population_as_of | 2005 | |
| population_total | 21,720 | |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities | |
| population_blank2_title | Religions | |
| timezone | Zona Centro | |
| utc_offset | -6 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
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Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) (, ) is a town and seat of the municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The name is Nahuatl, and means either "maize dough" *(masa) *from textli; "our valley" from to ixtla; or "temple by the water" from teoixtlen.
History
Antonia Nava de Catalán, a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence, was born in Tixtla. Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president Vicente Guerrero (1783–1831) and writer and educator Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893). It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.
Geography
The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W, some 20 km east of state capital Chilpancingo. It covers a total surface area of 290 km2. It reported 33,620 people in the 2000 census, including 18% Native Americans (speakers of Nahuatl and Tlapaneco).
Other towns in the municipality include Atliaca (population 5,981), Almolonga (1,346), Zoquiapa (1,243), and El Durazno (1,070).
Climate
Culture
The city is known for its music and festivals.
Notable people
- Antonia Nava de Catalán
- Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
- Vicente Guerrero
References
References
- JSA/JOSR. "Nava de Catalán, Antonia". Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI.
- Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea. (2015-10-28). "Tixtla de Guerrero".
- (2016-12-28). "Sones de tarima de Tixtla".
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