Tuxpan | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Tuxpan's main Catholic Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Tuxpan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°33′14″N 103°22′32″W / 19.55389°N 103.37556°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 725.5 km2 (280.1 sq mi) |
| • Town | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 37,518 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Town | 30,471 |
| • Town density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco . The name "Tuxpan" comes from the Nahuatl word tochpan, a word used to describe where rabbits live or possibly place of abundant rabbits. Some others translate it as a location above the river.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Tuxpan municipality with localities