Poncitlán

Poncitlán
Municipality and city
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Poncitlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W / 20.300°N 102.267°W / 20.300; -102.267
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
672.31 km2 (259.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
43,817
Time zoneUTC-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

References

  1. ^ "Poncitlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2009.