تپاتیتلان

Also known as Tepatitlan de Morelos, Tepatitlán, Tepatitlan

Tepatitlán de Morelos is a city and municipality founded in 1530, in the central Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the area known as Los Altos de Jalisco (the 'Highlands of Jalisco'), about 70 km east of state capital Guadalajara. It is part of the macroregion of the Bajío. Its surrounding municipality of the same name had an area of 1,400 km2 (500 sq mi). Its most distinctive feature is the Baroque-style parish church in the centre of the city dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi. Other notable sites include the kiosk that sits on the Plaza de Armas in downtown (ornamented

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tepatitlán, Jalisco
Settlement.official_name: Tepatitlán de Morelos
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.total_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: TEPATITLAN JALISCO.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Collage of Tepatitlán
Settlement.nicknames: Tepa, La Perla de los Altos
Settlement.motto: Su tesoro está en su gente (Its treasure is in its people)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Jalisco#Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.established_title: Foundation
Settlement.established_date: 1530
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal President (Mayor)
Settlement.leader_name: Miguel Ángel Esquivias EsquiviasPAN 22px
Settlement.area_total_km2: 24.72
Settlement.area_blank1_title: Municipality
Settlement.area_blank1_km2: 1400