Betania, Jalisco

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Town in Jalisco, Mexico

Betania

town

Location of the municipality in Jalisco

Betania

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 20°20′N 102°15′W﻿ / ﻿20.333°N 102.250°W﻿ / 20.333; -102.250
Country|  Mexico
State| Jalisco
Municipality| Ayotlán
Elevation

| 1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 2,690

Betania  is a town in Ayotlán Municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The population was 2,690 according to the 2020 census.[1] The 2005 census had recorded a population of 2,849 inhabitants.

## Place Names

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The city is named after the Palestinian city of Bethany now known as al-Eizariya, with the name originating from the Aramaic and Hebrew word Beth anya (בית עניא), meaning "house of the figs"; the literal translation of the Spanish name Betania.

## References

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1. ^ "ITER por localidad, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (in Spanish). Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica de Jalisco. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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