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Mixtlán
Municipality and town
Nickname(s): 
In its native Náhuatl, Mixtlán means "Lugar de Nubes" or Place of Clouds.
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Mixtlán is located in Mexico
Mixtlán
Mixtlán
Location in Mexico
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Area
 • Total 631 km2 (244 sq mi)
 • Town 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total 3,638
 • Density 5.765/km2 (14.932/sq mi)
 • Town
1,710
 • Town density 895/km2 (2,319/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Mixtlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 631 square kilometres (244 sq mi). It first became a Municipality on October 20, 1938. In its native Náhuatl, Mixtlán means place of clouds.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3279.

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