Atolinga Municipality

Municipality of Atolinga
Municipality
Location of Atolinga within Zacatecas and Mexico
Location of Atolinga within Zacatecas and Mexico
Coordinates: 21°44′15″N 103°28′30″W / 21.73750°N 103.47500°W / 21.73750; -103.47500
Country Mexico
StateZacatecas
Municipal seatAtolinga
Largest cityAtolinga
Municipality1917
Government
 • Municipal PresidentRodolfo Castro López, PAN
Area
 • Total280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Elevation
2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total2,738
 • Largest city
1,465 Atolinga
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code
99730
Area code437

Atolinga is one of the 58 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It is located on the southern part of the state of Zacatecas and is bordered by the municipalities of Tepechitlán and Florencia de Benito Juárez. To the east it is bordered by Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román and to the north and west by the state of Jalisco. The municipality covers a total surface area of 280 square kilometers (110 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference pop2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Atolingo", Encyclopedia de Municipios Archived May 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine