Poncitlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico.

The municipality covers an area of 672.31 km2.

[1] Poncitlán means "place of cilacayotes", "next to the shore chilares" or "place of God Ponze."

It is located west of the Ocotlán municipality.

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