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Revision as of 03:44, 2 August 2011
Tlapa de Comonfort | |
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 Seal | |
| Nickname: Tlapa | |
| 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 Tinda'i 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
The Codex Azoyú indicates that the settlement now known as Tlapa was founded between 1299 and 1565. References to it also exist in codices and tapestries from the town of Chiepetlán, claiming it was founded in 1467, and in the Humboldt Codex.
The municipality was founded in 1857, with the escision of Guerrero from the states of Puebla and México. It received city status in 1890.
Modern day
The 2005 INEGI Census reported a population of 37,975 in the municipal seat.[1] The current mayor is Willy Reyes Ramos of the PRI
Geography
- 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W
- 1,100 metres above sea level
GESLOASIAN--- means: a smart, cool person, who often is named claire, and attends gifted school, is descendant from german, slovenian, and asian parents.
References
External links
- Tlapa municipal government
- Tlapa de Comonfort (guerrero.gob.mx)
- La Montaña y alrededores Tlapa news site
