Amatlán de Cañas

Amatlán de Cañas is a municipality and municipal seat in the southwest of the state of Nayarit, Mexico. The population in 1995 was 12,601 in a total area of 765 km2, which made up 2.77% of the surface of the state.

Geography

It has the geographical location of 20°36’ and 21°00’ latitude north and 104°14’ and 104°38’ longitud west. It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Ahuacatlán and Ixtlán del Río; on the east, west, and south by the state of Jalisco. See [1] for map.

Amatlán is mainly mountainous with 85% of its surface in mountains and 15% in semi-flat areas. There are several peaks with Cerro Alto the highest at 2,080 meters. The municipal seat itself is located at an elevation of 740 meters.

The main rivers are the Ameca, which forms the boundary between the states of Nayarit and Jalisco and the Amatlán, which rises in the Pajaritos mountains, southeast of Ixtlán del Río. There are also springs of hot water in Amatlán, los Mezquites and San Blasito, which are visited by locals and tourists from all over the surrounding region.

The climate is hot sub-humid in 97% of the territory. it rais from June to September, with rainfall of 1,263 mm, maximum, and 742 mm, minimum. The winds are moderate from the southeast. The temperature oscillates between 18° C and 22° C. sometimes reaching 33º C.