Tixtla de Guerrero
Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) (lang) 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Tixtla • Settlement Type — Municipal seat and city • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Mexico • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Guerrero • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Tixtla de Guerrero • Population As Of — 2005 • Population Total — 21,720 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Timezone — Zona Centro • Utc Offset — -6
History
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
Geography
The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W, some east of state capital Chilpancingo. It covers a total surface area of sqmi. 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).
Culture
Culture
The city is known for its music and festivals.
Notable people
Notable people
• Antonia Nava de Catalán • Ignacio Manuel Altamirano • Vicente Guerrero
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- 1.Cited in the source article.
- 2.JSA/JOSR. Nava de Catalán, Antonia. enciclopediagro. Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI.
- 3.Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea. Tixtla de Guerrero. Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. 2015-10-28.
- 4.Sones de tarima de Tixtla. Mediateca Guerrero. 2016-12-28.
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