Tuxcacuesco
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality in Jalisco
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  Tuxcacuesco Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°41′55″N 103°59′05″W / 19.69861°N 103.98472°W / 19.69861; -103.98472 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| • Town | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020 census)[1]
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| • Total | 5,482 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • town | 1,674 |
| • town density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Tuxcacuesco is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 430 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,770.[2]
Tuxcacuesco is home to "Tuxca Corona", a factory started by the Corona family which produces a 100% pure distilled agave liquor.
Tuxcacuesco was a separate state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was conquered by the Spanish in 1523. During the colonial period it was part of the province of Amula.[3]
Novelist Juan Rulfo was born in the town of Apulco in the northeast part of the municipality in 1917.
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