Tabasco, Mexico · North America
Pénjamo sits on the route: 10 minutes from El Bellote (Miguel de la Madrid).
Pénjamo is a town located in Tabasco, Mexico. With a population of 1,653, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Pénjamo sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pénjamo to your route.
Pénjamo (Purepecha: Penlamu, "place of ahuehuetes") is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico. It is the seat of Pénjamo municipality. It was cofounded in 1549 by Guamares, Purépechas, and Otomis prior to the outbreak of the Chichimeca war.
The city is located in the southwest of Guanajuato, and accounts for a total ofRead more
164,261.27 hectares of land, or 5.20% of the total land in the state. It borders the municipalities of Abasolo, Cuerámaro, and Manuel Doblado and the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. According to the 2000 census, the total population of the municipality was 144,426; however, in the last census, conducted in 2010, the total population of the city was near 41,000, the majority of which devotes themselves to the services, trade, tourist services. The motto of the city is "Cradle of Hidalgo" ("Cuna de Hidalgo"), because in 1753, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, known as the Father of the Nation, was born in the Hacienda de Corralejo near the city.
The locality of Santa Ana Pacueco, which is part of Pénjamo, is linked to La Piedad in Michoacán by seven bridges over the Lerma River. Because of this, the two cities have common needs and problems. To address this, the Mexican Congress created the Pénjamo-La Piedad Metropolitan Area in 2010. The area had a population of 229,289 people according to the 2005 INEGI census. The locality of Santa Ana Pacueco is linked to La Piedad by seven bridges over the Lerma River.
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Pénjamo is located in Tabasco, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.4344 latitude, -93.0931 longitude.
Pénjamo has a population of approximately 1,653 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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