Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román Municipality

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román
Tlaltenango
Location within the state of Zacatecas
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román
Location in Zacatecas and Mexico
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román
Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román (Mexico)
Coordinates: 21°46.89′N 103°18.3518′W / 21.78150°N 103.3058633°W / 21.78150; -103.3058633
Country Mexico
StateZacatecas
Founded1542
Government
  TypeDemocracia
  MayorMiguel Varela
Area
  Total
909.90 km2 (351.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,723 m (5,653 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
58,560
DemonymTlaltenanguense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
99-700
Area code(52) 437
Websitewww.tlaltenangozac.gob.mx

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.