Tixtla | |
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Municipal seat and city | |
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  Tixtla Location in the state of Guerrero  Tixtla Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°34′N 99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipality | Tixtla de Guerrero |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 21,720 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) (Spanish: [ˈtiɣstla ðe ɣeˈreɾo], Nahuatl: [ˈtiʃt͡ɬa]) is a town and seat of the municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The name is Nahuatl, and means either "maize dough" (masa) from textli; "our valley" from to ixtla; or "temple by the water" from teoixtlen'