San Luis Soyatlán
San Luis Soyatlán | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: San Luisito | |
| Motto: "Pueblo de pescadores y vaqueros." "La tierra del Vampiro" | |
| Coordinates: 20°11′51.2″N 103°18′23.2″W / 20.197556°N 103.306444°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Municipality | Tuxcueca |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 3,814 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal Code | 49440 |
| Area code | 376 |
San Luis Soyatlán (pronounced [san ˈlwis soʝatˈlan]) is a town located in the state of Jalisco in central-western Mexico, and is part of the municipality of Tuxcueca. It is the most populous town of the municipality, where more than 60% of the population exists, and generating 70% of revenues. Sitting on the south shore of Lake Chapala, and about 45 minutes south from the city of Guadalajara.
Its name derives from two languages, from Spanish; "San Luis" which refers to the patronage of the saint of the population; Saint Louis of Toulouse, and the other "Soyatlán" which is Nahuatl meaning "place of soyates" (the fiber of soyate is the primary material for Mexican mats and hats).