Tlaltizapán
Encyclopedia
Tlaltizapán is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos
. It stands at 18°4′N 99°07′W.
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name.
The municipality reported 45,272 inhabitants in the year 2000 census.
The toponym Tlaltizapán comes from a Nahuatl
name and means "on white land".
Morelos
Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....
. It stands at 18°4′N 99°07′W.
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name.
The municipality reported 45,272 inhabitants in the year 2000 census.
The toponym Tlaltizapán comes from a Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
name and means "on white land".
External links
- http://www.e-morelos.gob.mx/e-gobierno/DirMunicipios/tlaltizapan.htm
- http://e-municipios.e-morelos.gob.mx/tlaltizapan.htm