Acatlán de Osorio
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Acatlán de Osorio is a city in the Mexican state of Puebla
. The shortened name Acatlán, is commonly used to refer to the municipality of which it is the seat, and to the city itself. It is located at coordinates 18°12′31"N 98°03′27"W at an elevation of 1,213 m (3,981 ft). In the 2000 census the population of the city was 34,765.
The name "Acatlán" comes from a combination of two Nahuatl words: acatl, for "cane" or "reed", and tlan, for "together" or "close". The name Osorio was in honor of Don Joaquín Osorio.
The modern city of Acatlán was founded on January 6, 1712, and built on the ruins of a town destroyed by an earthquake in 1711. It attained city status on April 3, 1883.
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
. The shortened name Acatlán, is commonly used to refer to the municipality of which it is the seat, and to the city itself. It is located at coordinates 18°12′31"N 98°03′27"W at an elevation of 1,213 m (3,981 ft). In the 2000 census the population of the city was 34,765.
The name "Acatlán" comes from a combination of two Nahuatl words: acatl, for "cane" or "reed", and tlan, for "together" or "close". The name Osorio was in honor of Don Joaquín Osorio.
The modern city of Acatlán was founded on January 6, 1712, and built on the ruins of a town destroyed by an earthquake in 1711. It attained city status on April 3, 1883.
Sources
- Sánchez Rubio, Miguel Ángel. La Mejor Pagina Web de ciudad de Acatlan (Archived 2009-10-24) (Retrieved September 19, 2006).