Tlapa de Comonfort, often shortened to Tlapa and known as Tinda'i in Mixtec, is a city in the mountain region of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero | |
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 The Zocalo in Tlapa de Comonfort | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Tlapa | |
  Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero  Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero | |
| Coordinates: 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Tlapa de Comonfort |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Martimiano Benítez Lorenzo |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2005) (municipal seat v. municipality) | |
| • Urban | 37,975 |
| • Metro | 57,346 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
"Tlapa" is a Nahuatl exonym from tlappan or tluhpan, meaning "place of washing". The "de Comonfort" part of the name is in homage to President Ignacio Comonfort.
History
The Codex Azoyú indicates that the city now known as Tlapa was founded between 1724 and 1756 (It's impossible the Azoyu codex was written during the 16th century). References to it also exist in codices and wood carvings from the town of Chiepetlán, claiming it was founded in 1607, and in the Humboldt Codex.
The municipality was founded in 1912, with the excision of Guerrero from the states of Puebla and México. It received city status in 1920.
Modern day
The 2005 INEGI Census reported a population of 37,975 in the municipal seat.[1] The current mayor is Victoriano Wences of the PT
Geography
- 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W
- 1,100 metres above sea level
References
- ^ INEGI: Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) de Guerrero Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Tlapa municipal government
- Tlapa de Comonfort (guerrero.gob.mx)