Tamazula de Gordiano
Encyclopedia
Tamazula de Gordiano is a city in the Mexican
state of Jalisco
. The word "tamazula" comes from the Nahuatl word tamazullan, which means "place or lagoon of toads."
Mayor
DR. Federico Daniel Garza García
Secretary
PROFA. Maria de Jesús Ochoa Ortíz
Síndico
C. Luz María García Cárdenas
MVZ. Juvenal Magaña del Toro
Dr. J. Trinidad Amezcua Carrillo
C. Cesario Ríos Romero
C. Moisés Barbosa Zaizar
C. José Luis Amezcua Arias
C. Javier Méndez Arias
C. Oscar Serrano Muñoz
The ingenio (sugar mill) as its known by the people here is the major source of revenue for the city and the municipality as a whole, followed by tourism and trade.
17 de Octubre de 2007: Adrián Gil Pérez, Cronista de la Ciudad, hizo pública la propuesta de nombrar a partir de esta fecha a Tamazula, como "La perla del sureste de Jalisco".
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. The word "tamazula" comes from the Nahuatl word tamazullan, which means "place or lagoon of toads."
Municipal communities
Tamazula is the seat of the municipality of the same name (Tamazula de Gordiano). The municipality is a territorial extension of 1324.48 km². It is divided into municipal delegations:- La GaritaLa Garita, JaliscoLa Garita is a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco in the Municipality of Tamazula de Gordiano. The 2000 census pegged the town's population at 1,991 people. A recent special census done by the INEGI government agency estimated the population to be at 1,278 in 2005...
- ContlaContlaContla consists of two nearby villages in Tlaxcala, Mexico.One village is also called San Bernardino Contla or simply San Bernardino, and is located at...
- Vista HermosaVista HermosaVista Hermosa means "beautiful view" in Spanish and may refer to:*Vista Hermosa, Meta, a town and municipality in Colombia.*C.D. Vista Hermosa, a football club....
- Morelos (Santa Rosa)
- Nigromante (San Juan de la Montaña)
- El Tulillo
City council
C. Angel Barbosa MadrizMayor
DR. Federico Daniel Garza García
Secretary
PROFA. Maria de Jesús Ochoa Ortíz
Síndico
Council members
C. J. Refugio Torres VacaC. Luz María García Cárdenas
MVZ. Juvenal Magaña del Toro
Dr. J. Trinidad Amezcua Carrillo
C. Cesario Ríos Romero
C. Moisés Barbosa Zaizar
C. José Luis Amezcua Arias
C. Javier Méndez Arias
C. Oscar Serrano Muñoz
Population
Tamazula recently gained city status after the 2000 census reported that the city had 51,545 residents. A vast majority of the city's residents are employed at the Ingenio Azucaro de Tamazula, S.A. de C.V. where sugar cane from the surrounding vicinities within the municipality is turned into sugar and alcohol.The ingenio (sugar mill) as its known by the people here is the major source of revenue for the city and the municipality as a whole, followed by tourism and trade.
17 de Octubre de 2007: Adrián Gil Pérez, Cronista de la Ciudad, hizo pública la propuesta de nombrar a partir de esta fecha a Tamazula, como "La perla del sureste de Jalisco".