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{{Short description|City in the Mexican state of Guerrero}} |
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| official_name = Tlapa de Comonfort |
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| name = Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero |
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| settlement_type = [[Settlement classification in Mexico#Guerrero|City]] |
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| nickname = Tlapa |
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| image_skyline = Zocalo de tlapa.jpg |
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| image_caption = The Zocalo in Tlapa de Comonfort |
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| image_seal = Tlapagro.jpg |
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| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |
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|pushpin_map = Mexico Guerrero#Mexico |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Mexican state|State]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Guerrero|Municipality]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Mexican state|State]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Guerrero]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Guerrero|Municipality]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tlapa de Comonfort (municipality)|Tlapa de Comonfort]] |
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} |
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| established_title = Founded |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Guerrero]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tlapa de Comonfort (municipality)|Tlapa de Comonfort]] |
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| established_title = Founded |
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| leader_title = Presidente Municipal |
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| leader_name = Martimiano Benítez Lorenzo |
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| leader_title = Presidente Municipal |
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| leader_name = Martimiano Benítez Lorenzo |
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| population_footnotes = </br>(municipal seat v. municipality) |
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| population_as_of=2005 |
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| population_urban = 37975 |
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| population_metro = 57346 |
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| population_urban = 37975 |
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| timezone = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]] |
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| utc_offset = -6 |
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| timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] |
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| timezone = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]] |
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| utc_offset_DST = -5 |
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| utc_offset = -6 |
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| latd = 17 | latm = 32 | lats = 46 | latNS = N |
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| timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] |
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| longd = 98 | longm = 34 | longs = 35 | longEW = W |
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| coordinates = {{coord|17|32|46|N|98|34|35|W|region:MX-GRO|display=inline,title}} |
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| elevation_m = 1100 |
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'''Tlapa de Comonfort''', often shortened to '''Tlapa''' and known as '''Tinda |
'''Tlapa de Comonfort''', often shortened to '''Tlapa''' and known as '''Tinda{{saltillo}}i''' in [[Mixtec language|Mixtec]], is a city in the [[:es:La Montaña (Guerrero)|mountain region]] of the [[Mexican state]] of [[Guerrero]]. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding [[Tlapa de Comonfort (municipality)|municipality of the same name]]. |
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"Tlapa" is a [[Nahuatl]] [[exonym]] from ''tlappan'' or ''tluhpan'', meaning "place of washing". The "de Comonfort" part of the name is in homage to [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Ignacio Comonfort]]. |
"Tlapa" is a [[Nahuatl]] [[exonym]] from ''tlappan'' or ''tluhpan'', meaning "place of washing". The "de Comonfort" part of the name is in homage to [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Ignacio Comonfort]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The [[Codex Azoyú]] indicates that the |
The [[Codex Azoyú]] indicates that the city now known as Tlapa was founded between 1724 and 1756 (It's impossible the Azoyu codex was written during the 16th century). References to it also exist in codices and wood carvings from the town of [[Chiepetlán]], claiming it was founded in 1607, and in the [[Humboldt Codex]]. |
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The municipality was founded in |
The municipality was founded in 1912, with the excision of [[Guerrero]] from the states of [[Puebla]] and [[state of México|México]]. It received city status in 1920. |
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==Modern day== |
==Modern day== |
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The 2005 [[INEGI]] Census reported a population of 37,975 in the municipal seat.<ref>[http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/zip/iter_12xls.zip INEGI: Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) de Guerrero]</ref> |
The 2005 [[INEGI]] Census reported a population of 37,975 in the municipal seat.<ref>[http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/zip/iter_12xls.zip INEGI: Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) de Guerrero] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184256/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/zip/iter_12xls.zip |date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref> |
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The current [[Presidente municipal|mayor]] is |
The current [[Presidente municipal|mayor]] is Victoriano Wences of the PT. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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*{{coord|17|32|46|N|98|34|35|W}} |
* {{coord|17|32|46|N|98|34|35|W}} |
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*1,100 |
* 1,100 metres above sea level |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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*http://www.guerrero.gob.mx/?P=tlapa_de_comorfort |
* [http://www.guerrero.gob.mx/?P=tlapa_de_comorfort Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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{{Commons category|Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero}} |
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* [http://www.hayuntamientotlapa.gob.mx Tlapa municipal government] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215100325/http://www.hayuntamientotlapa.gob.mx/ Tlapa municipal government] |
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* [http://www.guerrero.gob.mx/?P=tlapa_de_comorfort Tlapa de Comonfort] (guerrero.gob.mx) |
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* [http://tlapa.miarroba.com/ La Montaña y alrededores] Tlapa news site |
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{{Guerrero}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Guerrero]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Guerrero]] |
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[[Category:Municipalities of Guerrero]] |
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[[es:Tlapa de Comonfort]] |
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[[pt:Tlapa de Comonfort]] |
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[[ru:Тлапа-де-Комонфорт]] |
Latest revision as of 04:13, 1 February 2024
Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero | |
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Nickname: Tlapa | |
Coordinates: 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Guerrero |
Municipality | Tlapa de Comonfort |
Government | |
• Presidente Municipal | Martimiano Benítez Lorenzo |
Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Population (2005) (municipal seat v. municipality) | |
• Urban | 37,975 |
• Metro | 57,346 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Tlapa de Comonfort, often shortened to Tlapa and known as Tindaꞌi in Mixtec, is a city in the mountain region of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
"Tlapa" is a Nahuatl exonym from tlappan or tluhpan, meaning "place of washing". The "de Comonfort" part of the name is in homage to President Ignacio Comonfort.
History[edit]
The Codex Azoyú indicates that the city now known as Tlapa was founded between 1724 and 1756 (It's impossible the Azoyu codex was written during the 16th century). References to it also exist in codices and wood carvings from the town of Chiepetlán, claiming it was founded in 1607, and in the Humboldt Codex.
The municipality was founded in 1912, with the excision of Guerrero from the states of Puebla and México. It received city status in 1920.
Modern day[edit]
The 2005 INEGI Census reported a population of 37,975 in the municipal seat.[1] The current mayor is Victoriano Wences of the PT.
Geography[edit]
- 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W
- 1,100 metres above sea level
References[edit]
- ^ INEGI: Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) de Guerrero Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Tlapa municipal government
- Tlapa de Comonfort (guerrero.gob.mx)