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| Coordinates:17°34′N99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W /17.567; -99.400 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Tixtla de Guerrero |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 21,720 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Tixtla (formally,Tixtla de Guerrero) (Spanish:[ˈtiɣstlaðeɣeˈreɾo],Nahuatl:[ˈtiʃt͡ɬa]) is a town and seat of themunicipality of Tixtla de Guerrero in theMexican state ofGuerrero. The name isNahuatl, and means either "maize dough"(masa)fromtextli; "our valley" fromto ixtla; or "temple by the water" fromteoixtlen.
Antonia Nava de Catalán, a heroine of theMexican War of Independence, was born in Tixtla.[1] Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican presidentVicente Guerrero (1783–1831) and writer and educatorIgnacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893). It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.[2]
The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W, some 20 km (12 mi) east of state capitalChilpancingo. It covers a total surface area of 290 km2 (110 sq mi). It reported 33,620 people in the 2000 census, including 18%Native Americans (speakers ofNahuatl andTlapaneco).
Other towns in the municipality includeAtliaca (population 5,981),Almolonga (1,346),Zoquiapa (1,243), andEl Durazno (1,070).
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The city is known for its music and festivals.[3]
17°34′N99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W /17.567; -99.400
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