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Autlán
Mexico
Also known as: Autlán de Navarro
Autlán, city, southwestern Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. Autlán is situated in the western foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental at 3,291 feet (1,003 metres) above sea level. It is a regional centre of commerce, agriculture (oranges, lemons, guavas, and other fruits), livestock raising, and mining. Since its founding during the colonial era, it has been a way station on the road from the Pacific port of La Barra de Navidad, 63 miles (101 km) to the south-southwest, and Guadalajara, the state capital, 122 miles to the northeast. Pop. (2000) 39,310; (2010) 45,382.
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