Municipio of Ixtlahuacán

Minatitlan
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coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Mexico
State	Colima
Seat	Ixtlahuacan
surface	376.1 km²
Residents	5300 (2010)
density	14.1 inhabitants per km²
Website	www.ixtlahuacan.col.gob.mx/
INEGI no.	06006
politics
Presidente municipal	Carlos Alberto Carrasco Chavez

Coordinates: 19 ° 0 ′  N , 103 ° 44 ′  W

Ixtlahuacán is a rural municipality in the Mexican state of Colima . The name comes from Nahuatl and means desert place without trees and houses . The administrative seat and largest place of the municipality is the eponymous Ixtlahuacán .

geography

Ixtlahuacán borders the municipality of Colima to the north and east, and Tecomán to the west and south . To the southeast, Ixtlahuacán shares a small border with the state of Michoacán .

economy

Ixtlahuacán is mainly characterized by its agriculture (especially tropical fruits) and cattle breeding.

tourism

The tourist attractions include the stalactite cave in San Gabriel, the pre-Hispanic cemetery "Tumbas de Tiro" and the seaside resort "La Toma".

Web links

Commons : Ixtlahuacán  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Municipio Ixtlahuacán (Spanish)
• INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Municipio Ixtlahuacán (Spanish; PDF)