Betania is a town in Ayotlán Municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The population was 2,690 according to the 2020 census.[1] The 2005 census had recorded a population of 2,849 inhabitants.

Betania
town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Betania is located in Mexico
Betania
Betania
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°20′N 102°15′W / 20.333°N 102.250°W / 20.333; -102.250
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
MunicipalityAyotlán
Elevation
1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,690

Place Names edit

The city is named after the Palestinian city of Bethany now known as al-Eizariya, with the name originating from the Aramaic and Hebrew word Beth anya (בית עניא), meaning "house of the figs"; the literal translation of the Spanish name Betania.

References edit

  1. ^ "ITER por localidad, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (in Spanish). Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica de Jalisco. Retrieved 13 February 2024.