Tlapa de Comonfort
Tlapa de Comonfort, aften shortened tae Tlapa an kent as Tinda'i in Mixtec, is a ceety in the muntain region o the Mexican state o Guerrero. It serves as the municipal seat for the surroondin municipality o the same name an aw.
Tlapa de Comonfort | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Eik-name(s): Tlapa | |
  Tlapa de Comonfort | |
| Coordinates: 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°WCoordinates: 17°32′46″N 98°34′35″W / 17.54611°N 98.57639°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Tlapa de Comonfort |
| Govrenment | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Martimiano Benítez Lorenzo |
| Elevation | 1100 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 frae tlappan or tluhpan, meanin "place o washin". The "de Comonfort" pairt o the name is in homage tae Preses Ignacio Comonfort.
History
eeditThe Codex Azoyú indicates that the ceety nou kent as Tlapa wis foondit atween 1724 an 1756. References tae it an aw exist in codices an firth carvins frae the toun o Chiepetlán, claimin it wis foondit in 1607, an in the Humboldt Codex.
The municipality wis foondit in 1912, wi the escision o Guerrero frae the states o Puebla an México. It receivit ceety status in 1920.
Modren day
eeditThe 2005 INEGI Census reportit a population o 37,975 in the municipal seat.[1] The current mayor is Victoriano Wences o the PT
References
eedit- Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
eedit- Tlapa municipal government Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Tlapa de Comonfort Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (guerrero.gob.mx)