Tenzompa (Meaning of the huichol from: "Mujer Bonita"; i.e. English: Beautiful Woman), is a community south of the Huejuquilla El Alto Municipality, Jalisco, it has a population of 734 inhabitants as of the 2020 Mexico Census, it is located 33 km (21 mi) from Huejuquilla el Alto and 400 km (250 mi) from Guadalajara.[1][3]

Tenzompa
Town
Tenzompa is located in Jalisco
Tenzompa
Tenzompa
Location in Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Tenzompa is located in Mexico
Tenzompa
Tenzompa
Tenzompa (Mexico)
Coordinates: 22°22′21″N 103°55′37″W / 22.3725034°N 103.9270575°W / 22.3725034; -103.9270575
CountryMexico
StateJalisco
MunicipalityHuejuquilla el Alto
Elevation1,770 m (5,810 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total741
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time)
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It has a Huichol indigenous population of 6.54%,[1] the name of this community is due to the Tenzompa River that surrounds the community while to the north it is surrounded by the homonymous mountain range, part of the Sierra Madre Occidental, its founding year is currently unknown although it is known that it was founded before the Spanish arrival and for having been founded on a hill three km (1.9 mi) from its current location due to some ruins found.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Tenzompa (Jalisco)". pueblosamerica.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Tenzompa - 46030". Postal Código.
  3. ^ "Tenzompa - Jalisco". nuestromexico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "TENZOMPA, JALISCO "MUJER BONITA"". blogspot.com (in Spanish). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.