Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román
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Tlaltenango
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 Location within the state of Zacatecas |
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 Zacatecas' location within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 21°47′00″N 103°18′00″E / 21.7832°N 103.2999°E | ||
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 Mexico
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| State | Zacatecas | |
| Municipality | Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román | |
| Founded | 1542 | |
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| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Varela Pinedo | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 747.082 km2 (288.450 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,723 m (5,653 ft) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 21,636 | |
| • Demonym | Tlaltenanguense | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| Postal code | 99-700 | |
| Area code(s) | (52) 437 | |
| Website | http://www.tlaltenangozac.gob.mx | |
Coordinates: 21°46.89′N 103°18.3518′W / 21.78150°N 103.3058633°W
The municipality of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The average elevation of the municipality is 1,723 meters (5,653 ft) above sea level and the municipality covers an area of 747.082 square kilometres (288.450 sq mi). The municipality lies in a valley bordered by the Sierra de Morones and lies on the banks of the Tlaltenango River, which runs north and is a tributary of the Bolaños River.
The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Momax and General Joaquin Amaro, to east by the municipalities of Huanusco and Jalpa, to the south by the municipalities of municipality of Tepechitlán and to the west by Atolinga Municipality.
According to the 2005 Census, the municipality of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román had a population of 21,636 inhabitants. Of these, 14,520 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities. In 2000, there were 7,223 economically active individuals in the municipality. The largest sector of employment was agriculture in husbandry, which employed 19.1% of the economically active population, followed by wholesale and retail, which employed 16.8% and manufacturing, which employed 11.9%.
In 1530, the Valley of Tlaltenango was inhabited by the indigenous Caxcans who farmed the land on the river banks and certainly enjoyed the abundance of flora and fauna of the mountain ranges that surrounded the valley. The meaning of the word Tlaltenango in the Caxcan language (land surrounded by walls) alludes to the mountainous landscape of the valley.
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