Tuxcacuesco | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
Coordinates: 19°41′55″N 103°59′05″W / 19.69861°N 103.98472°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jalisco |
Area | |
• Total | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) |
• Town | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 5,482 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• town | 1,674 |
• town density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tuxcacuesco is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 430 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,770.[2]
Economy
[edit]Tuxcacuesco is home to "Tuxca Corona", a factory started by the Corona family which produces a 100% pure distilled agave liquor.
History
[edit]Tuxcacuesco was a separate state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was conquered by the Spanish in 1523. During the colonial period it was part of the province of Amula.[3]
Novelist Juan Rulfo was born in the town of Apulco in the northeast part of the municipality in 1917.
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Tuxcacuesco municipality with localities
- ^ "Tuxcacuesco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 1, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: University Press, 1972) p. 46