Atengo is a toun an municipality o the region Sierra de Amula in Jalisco in central-wastren Mexico. The municipality covers an aurie o 412,42km² an is 1,417 metres abuin sea level.

Atengo
Municipality an toun
Location o the municipality in Jalisco
Location o the municipality in Jalisco
Atengo is located in Mexico
Atengo
Atengo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°13′N 104°05′W / 20.217°N 104.083°W / 20.217; -104.083
Kintra Mexico
StateJalisco
Population
 (2005)
 • Total4,918

As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population o 4,918.[1]

The etymology o the name Atengo in the Nahuatl leid signifies: “at the edge o the watter”; an mey be interpretit as "place situatit at the border o the river" or "at the bank" an aw.

Atengo wis ance inhabitit bi an indigenous Toltec fowk who wirshipit an idol kent tae them as "Pupuca".

References eedit

  1. "Atengo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 1 Apryle 2007. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2009.