Atengo

Atengo is both a small town and a municipality of the region Sierra de Amula in the Mexican state Jalisco.

Atengo
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Atengo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°13′N 104°05′W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Area
• Total	440.6 km2 (170.1 sq mi)
• Town	2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	5,599
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Town	1,639
• Town density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

The municipality covers an area of 440.6 km² and is 1,417 m above sea level. As of the year 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,918.^[2] The name “Atengo” in the Nahuatl language can be translated to: “at the edge of the water”, and may also be interpreted as either: “place situated at the border of the river” or “at the bank”, additionally; Atengo was once inhabited by an indigenous Toltec people who worshiped an idol which they referred to as “Pupuca”. The following is a list of cities, towns, villages, and/or hamlets located in the municipality of Atengo: Agostadero, Atengo, Confradia de Lepe, Confradia de Pimienta, Crucero, El Macuchi, El Ojo de Agua, El Quemado, El Salitre Grande, El Salitre de Sedano, Huaxtla, La Chale, Las Juntas, Los Arribeños, San Pedro la Chale, San Rafael, Soyatlán del Oro, Tacota, Telexeca, Trigo de Alteñas, and La Yerbabuena.

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Atengo municipality with localities
2. "Atengo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.