Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

San Pedro Tlaquepaque, also known as Tlaquepaque or simply San Pedro, is a city and the surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. During the 20th century it was absorbed by the outward spread of the state capital and is now a neighbourhood of the Guadalajara conurbation, lying only a few kilometres from the city centre. The city had a 2005 census population of 542,051, while the municipality had a population of 563,006. The municipality's area is convert|270.88|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on and lies adjacent to the south side of Guadalajara. Its largest community besides Tlaquepaque is the town of Santa Anita, at the municipality's southwestern corner.

The name "Tlaquepaque" derives from Nahuatl and means "place above clay land". The area is famous for its pottery and blown glass.

Tlaquepaque features El Parián, a large plaza flanked by columned arcades and surrounded by restaurants and bars. The main square in the city centre is known as "El Jardín" ("The Garden"), the main features are the two important churches, El Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Solitude) and San Pedro (Saint Peter), and the Benito Juárez market.

During the annual San Pedro festivities, El Jardín is filled with stalls and street-sellers. On the day of San Pedro itself, towering firework-festooned structures known as the "Castillo" ("castle") and "Toro" ("bull") and are set alight.

Tlaquepaque is known for its mariachi bands.

ister cities

*flagicon|GUA Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
*flagicon|USA Atwater, California, United States
*flagicon|MEX Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
*flagicon|USA Glendale, California, United States
*flagicon|MEX Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico
*flagicon|MEX Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
*flagicon|USA Springfield, Missouri, United States
*flagicon|MEX Zapotiltic, Jalisco, Mexico

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/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_jalisco Jalisco] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

* [http://www.tlaquepaque.gob.mx/ Municipio de Tlaquepaque] Official website
* [http://www.tlaquepaque.org/ Directorio de artesanos y artesanias] Handcraft producers


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