Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román Municipality
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román | |
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Tlaltenango | |
Location within the state of Zacatecas | |
| Coordinates: 21°46.89′N 103°18.3518′W / 21.78150°N 103.3058633°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Founded | 1542 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracia |
| • Mayor | Miguel Varela |
| Area | |
• Total | 909.90 km2 (351.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,723 m (5,653 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 58,560 |
| Demonym | Tlaltenanguense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code | 99-700 |
| Area code | (52) 437 |
| Website | www |
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is a municipality located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The average elevation of the municipality is 1,723 meters (5,653 ft) above sea level and the municipality covers an area of 808.082 square kilometres (312.002 sq mi). The municipality lies in a valley bordered by the Sierra de Morones and lies on the banks of the Tlaltenango River, which runs north and is a tributary of the Bolaños River.
Tlaltenango is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Momax and General Joaquin Amaro, to east by the municipalities of Huanusco and Jalpa, to the south by the municipalities of municipality of Tepechitlán and to the west by Atolinga Municipality.