Poncitlán
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Poncitlán | |
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Municipality and city | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Poncitlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W / 20.300°N 102.267°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 672.31 km2 (259.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 43,817 |
| Time zone | UTC-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[edit]
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[edit]
Palmdale, California, United States (1998)
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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