Jamay
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The municipality
and town of Jamay is located in the eastern portion of Jalisco
, Mexico
, at coordinates 20°17.4′N 102°42.6′W, at a height of 1530 meters above sea level. The municipality extends from 20° 25' to 20° 13' N, and from 102° 38' to 102° 44' W.
It covers 174.49 km², representing 0.14% of the total surface area of the state. The municipality of Jamay adjoins to the north with the municipalities of Ocotlán and La Barca; to the east with the municipality of La Barca; to the south with the municipality of La Barca, the state of Michoacán
and the municipality of Ocotlán; to the west with the municipality of Ocotlán and Lake Chapala
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The municipality has 17 towns, including Jamay (the municipal seat), San Miguel de la Paz, San Agustín
, Maltaraña and Los Capulines.
Jamay is famous for a monument located in the center of the main square in memory of Pope Pius IX
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and town of Jamay is located in the eastern portion of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, at coordinates 20°17.4′N 102°42.6′W, at a height of 1530 meters above sea level. The municipality extends from 20° 25' to 20° 13' N, and from 102° 38' to 102° 44' W.
It covers 174.49 km², representing 0.14% of the total surface area of the state. The municipality of Jamay adjoins to the north with the municipalities of Ocotlán and La Barca; to the east with the municipality of La Barca; to the south with the municipality of La Barca, the state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
and the municipality of Ocotlán; to the west with the municipality of Ocotlán and Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala is Mexico's largest freshwater lake. It lies in the municipalities of Chapala, Jocotepec , Poncitlán, and Jamay, in Jalisco, and in Venustiano Carranza and Cojumatlán de Régules, in Michoacán.- Geographic Features :...
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The municipality has 17 towns, including Jamay (the municipal seat), San Miguel de la Paz, San Agustín
San Agustín
San Agustín, the Spanish-language name for St Augustine, is a common toponym in parts of the world where that tongue is or was spoken:*Argentina**San Agustín, Buenos Aires**San Agustín, Córdoba*Bolivia**San Agustin High School, Cochabamba*Chile...
, Maltaraña and Los Capulines.
Jamay is famous for a monument located in the center of the main square in memory of Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
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