- Macuspana, Tabasco
Macuspana is a
city and its surrounding municipality in the south-central part of the state ofTabasco in southeasternMexico . The city of Macuspana had a 2005 census population of 30,661 and is the fifth-largest city in the state. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Macuspana, which has an area of 2,551.7 km² (985.22 sq mi) and a population of 142,954, which includes numerous smaller communities. The largest of these communities isBenito Juárez (San Carlos) .Geography
The geographical vicinity is also known as the Macuspana Basin.
Name
The etymology of Macuspana's name is uncertain. The "Enciclopedia de los municipios de México" offers three possible explanations: [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/tabasco/mpios/27012a.htm]
*From theNahuatl "Macui-chpana", meaning "place of the five sweepings" or "place of the five cleansings".
*From the Zoque "Macu-pane", meaning "place where the priest goes".
*A corruption of the given names "Marcos" and "Juana", presumbaly the founders of the settlement.References
* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/tabasco/mpios/27012a.htm Macuspana] "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México"
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