AUTLN

in full Autln de Navarro city, southwestern Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. Autln is situated in the western foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental at 3,291 feet (1,003 m) above sea level. It is an important 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. (1980) 27,926; (1990 prelim.) mun., 46,624.