Sister Cities Committee

Who Are We?

The Riverbank Sister Cities Committee exists to promote understanding and foster relationships among individuals, communities, and cities of the world through cultural, economic, educational, and humanitarian activities. Through our programs, events, and projects residents of Riverbank connect with residents of our Sister Cities and collaborate, coordinate, and build lifelong friendships that help to make the world a smaller place.

Where are our Sister Cities?

Tamazula, Jalisco, Mexico
Fuyang, China

Tamazula de Gordiano, locally known as Tamazula, is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The word "tamazula" comes from the Nahuatl word tamazullan, which means "place or lagoon of toads." In 1856 the city earned its official name of Tamazula de Gordiano, in memory of the insurgent Gordiano Guzmán, originally from the municipal agency of San Francisco.

The Municipality of Tamazula is located in the southeast of the state of Jalisco at an altitude of 1,250 meters above sea level.

Tamazula has had a Constitutional City Council since 1820, one year before the consummation of national independence.

Years later, within the process of political-administrative reorganization, on April 8, 1844, the Congress of Jalisco, by Decree No. 5 ordered the formal installation of the Tamazula City Council, which was to be, at that time, composed of two Mayors, four Councilmen and a Syndic; the Council being the highest organ of the Civil Government, elected by popular suffrage.

Today, Tamazula has a territorial area of 1,324.48 square kilometers, politically divided into 6 delegations, is an important center of the sugar industry; as well as headquarters of the Jalisco 05 Southeast Economic Region.

Population: 38,955 (2020 census)

Language: Spanish

Founded: 1820

Website: https://tamazuladegordiano.gob.mx/new/