Municipalities of Jalisco

Jalisco is a state in Western Mexico that is divided into 125 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the third most populated state with 8,348,151 inhabitants and the seventh largest by land area spanning 78,595.9 square kilometres (30,346.0 sq mi).[1][2] The largest municipality by population is Zapopan, with 1,476,491 residents (17.68% of the state's total), while the smallest is Santa María del Oro with 1,815 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Mezquitic which spans 3,363.60 km2 (1,298.69 sq mi), and the smallest is Techaluta with 79.20 km2 (30.58 sq mi).[2] The newest is San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, established in 2007 out of Arandas.[3]

Map of Mexico with Jalisco highlighted
Map of Mexico with Jalisco highlighted

Municipalities in Jalisco are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[4] Their legal framework derives from the state Constitution.[5] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[6] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[7]

Municipalities

  State capital

Municipalities of Jalisco
NameMunicipal seatPopulation
(2020)[1]
Population
(2010)[8]
ChangeLand area[2]Population density
(2020)
Incorporation date[9]
km2sq mi
AcaticAcatic23,17521,206+9.3%339.2131.068.3/km2 (177.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AcatlánAcatlán de Juárez25,25023,241+8.6%160.762.0157.1/km2 (407.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AhualulcoAhualulco de Mercado23,63021,714+8.8%274.0105.886.2/km2 (223.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AmacuecaAmacueca5,7435,545+3.6%124.848.246.0/km2 (119.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AmatitánAmatitán16,49014,648+12.6%172.666.695.5/km2 (247.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AmecaAmeca60,38657,340+5.3%839.1324.072.0/km2 (186.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
ArandasArandas80,60972,812+10.7%949.8366.784.9/km2 (219.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Atemajac de BrizuelaAtemajac de Brizuela7,7586,655+16.6%355.8137.421.8/km2 (56.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AtengoAtengo5,5995,400+3.7%440.6170.117.6/km2 (45.6/sq mi)June 5, 1918
AtenguilloAtenguillo4,1764,115+1.5%610.2235.66.8/km2 (17.7/sq mi)March 20, 1885
Atotonilco El AltoAtotonilco El Alto64,00957,717+10.9%510.9197.3125.3/km2 (324.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AtoyacAtoyac8,6898,276+5.0%451.5174.319.2/km2 (49.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AutlánAutlán de Navarro64,93157,559+12.8%705.1272.292.1/km2 (238.5/sq mi)June 21, 1823
Ayotlán[a]Ayotlán41,55238,291+8.5%430.9166.496.4/km2 (249.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
AyutlaAyutla12,88012,664+1.7%883.4341.114.6/km2 (37.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Bolaños[b]Bolaños7,0436,820+3.3%866.5334.68.1/km2 (21.1/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Cabo Corrientes[c]El Tuito10,94010,029+9.1%1,543.4595.97.1/km2 (18.4/sq mi)November 14, 1824
Cañadas[d]Cañadas de Obregón4,3884,152+5.7%271.8104.940.3/km2 (104.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Casimiro CastilloCasimiro Castillo20,54821,475−4.3%522.7201.839.3/km2 (101.8/sq mi)December 11, 1943
Chapala[e]Chapala55,19648,839+13.0%630.0243.287.6/km2 (226.9/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Chimaltitán[f]Chimaltitán3,2703,771−13.3%655.1252.95.0/km2 (12.9/sq mi)August 15, 1823
ChiquilistlánChiquilistlán5,9835,814+2.9%297.4114.820.1/km2 (52.1/sq mi)August 15, 1823
CihuatlánCihuatlán40,13939,020+2.9%501.3193.680.1/km2 (207.4/sq mi)September 12, 1904
CoculaCocula29,26726,174+11.8%331.2127.988.4/km2 (228.9/sq mi)August 15, 1823
ColotlánColotlán19,68918,091+8.8%648.1250.230.4/km2 (78.7/sq mi)June 21, 1823
Concepción de Buenos AiresConcepción de Buenos Aires6,3345,933+6.8%265.6102.523.8/km2 (61.8/sq mi)March 10, 1888
CuautitlánCuautitlán de García Barragán18,37017,322+6.1%1,391.1537.113.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
CuautlaCuautla2,1662,171−0.2%417.1161.05.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi)February 29, 1888
CuquíoCuquío17,82017,795+0.1%643.0248.327.7/km2 (71.8/sq mi)June 21, 1823
DegolladoDegollado21,22621,132+0.4%426.7164.749.7/km2 (128.8/sq mi)December 31, 1861
EjutlaEjutla1,9812,082−4.9%297.6114.96.7/km2 (17.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
El ArenalEl Arenal21,11517,545+20.3%111.843.2188.9/km2 (489.2/sq mi)June 5, 1923
El GrulloEl Grullo25,92023,845+8.7%177.368.5146.2/km2 (378.6/sq mi)December 14, 1912
El LimónEl Limón5,3685,499−2.4%114.244.147.0/km2 (121.7/sq mi)June 8, 1921
El SaltoEl Salto232,852138,226+68.5%92.835.82,509.2/km2 (6,498.7/sq mi)December 25, 1943
EncarnaciónEncarnación de Díaz53,03951,396+3.2%1,253.4483.942.3/km2 (109.6/sq mi)August 15, 1823
EtzatlánEtzatlán20,01118,632+7.4%337.8130.459.2/km2 (153.4/sq mi)June 21, 1823
Gómez Farías[g]San Sebastián del Sur16,43114,011+17.3%353.4136.446.5/km2 (120.4/sq mi)May 1, 1886
GuachinangoGuachinango4,1994,323−2.9%837.7323.45.0/km2 (13.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
GuadalajaraGuadalajara1,385,6291,495,189−7.3%151.058.39,176.4/km2 (23,766.6/sq mi)June 21, 1823
HostotipaquilloHostotipaquillo8,73210,284−15.1%756.4292.011.5/km2 (29.9/sq mi)June 21, 1823
HuejúcarHuejúcar5,9206,084−2.7%309.2119.419.1/km2 (49.6/sq mi)November 11, 1861
Huejuquilla El AltoHuejuquilla El Alto10,0158,781+14.1%769.5297.113.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)January 26, 1814
Ixtlahuacán de los MembrillosIxtlahuacán de los Membrillos67,96941,060+65.5%201.277.7337.8/km2 (874.9/sq mi)May 1, 1886
Ixtlahuacan del Río[h]Ixtlahuacan del Río20,46519,005+7.7%831.8321.224.6/km2 (63.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
JalostotitlánJalostotitlán32,67831,948+2.3%520.9201.162.7/km2 (162.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Jamay[i]Jamay24,89422,881+8.8%162.862.9152.9/km2 (396.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Jesús MaríaJesús María18,98218,634+1.9%665.2256.828.5/km2 (73.9/sq mi)July 9, 1875
Jilotlán de los DoloresJilotlán de los Dolores9,4259,545−1.3%1,476.2570.06.4/km2 (16.5/sq mi)October 28, 1870
JocotepecJocotepec47,10542,164+11.7%324.3125.2145.3/km2 (376.2/sq mi)March 13, 1832
JuanacatlánJuanacatlán30,85513,218+133.4%138.153.3223.4/km2 (578.7/sq mi)December 20, 1898
JuchitlánJuchitlán5,5345,515+0.3%245.994.922.5/km2 (58.3/sq mi)May 1, 1886
La BarcaLa Barca67,93764,269+5.7%418.2161.5162.5/km2 (420.7/sq mi)June 21, 1823
La HuertaLa Huerta23,25823,428−0.7%2,009.5775.911.6/km2 (30.0/sq mi)November 14, 1946
La Manzanilla de La PazLa Manzanilla de La Paz4,0993,755+9.2%134.051.730.6/km2 (79.2/sq mi)January 1, 1910
Lagos de MorenoLagos de Moreno172,403153,817+12.1%2,514.4970.868.6/km2 (177.6/sq mi)June 21, 1823
MagdalenaMagdalena21,78121,321+2.2%293.2113.274.3/km2 (192.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
MascotaMascota14,45114,245+1.4%1,843.1711.67.8/km2 (20.3/sq mi)June 21, 1823
MazamitlaMazamitla14,04313,225+6.2%288.9111.548.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi)June 21, 1823
MexticacánMexticacán5,3076,034−12.0%287.0110.818.5/km2 (47.9/sq mi)June 21, 1823
MezquiticMezquitic22,08318,084+22.1%3,363.61,298.76.6/km2 (17.0/sq mi)May 3, 1872
MixtlánMixtlán3,6383,574+1.8%631.0243.65.8/km2 (14.9/sq mi)October 20, 1938
OcotlánOcotlán106,05092,967+14.1%242.793.7437.0/km2 (1,131.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
OjuelosOjuelos de Jalisco33,58830,097+11.6%1,155.7446.229.1/km2 (75.3/sq mi)September 22, 1874
PíhuamoPíhuamo11,38612,119−6.0%874.6337.713.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
PoncitlánPoncitlán53,65948,408+10.8%834.9322.464.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Puerto VallartaPuerto Vallarta291,839255,681+14.1%680.8262.9428.7/km2 (1,110.3/sq mi)June 5, 1918
QuitupanQuitupan7,7348,691−11.0%674.3260.311.5/km2 (29.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Cristobal de la BarrancaSan Cristobal de la Barranca2,9243,176−7.9%523.0201.95.6/km2 (14.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Diego de AlejandríaSan Diego de Alejandría7,6096,647+14.5%351.7135.821.6/km2 (56.0/sq mi)February 28, 1885
San Gabriel[j]San Gabriel16,54815,310+8.1%746.1288.122.2/km2 (57.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Ignacio Cerro GordoSan Ignacio Cerro Gordo18,34117,626+4.1%227.888.080.5/km2 (208.5/sq mi)January 1, 2007[3]
San Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los Lagos72,23065,219+10.7%847.7327.385.2/km2 (220.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Juanito de Escobedo[k]San Juanito de Escobedo9,4338,896+6.0%194.775.2371.0/km2 (960.8/sq mi)February 7, 1939
San JuliánSan Julián16,79215,454+8.7%261.9101.164.1/km2 (166.1/sq mi)November 8, 1912
San MarcosSan Marcos3,7913,762+0.8%305.5118.012.4/km2 (32.1/sq mi)January 1, 1908
San Martín de BolañosSan Martín de Bolaños3,0953,405−9.1%690.1266.44.5/km2 (11.6/sq mi)September 7, 1872
San Martín Hidalgo[l]San Martín Hidalgo28,10226,306+6.8%342.9132.482.0/km2 (212.3/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Miguel El AltoSan Miguel El Alto31,96531,166+2.6%787.0303.940.6/km2 (105.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
San Sebastián del Oeste[m]San Sebastián del Oeste5,0865,755−11.6%1,116.7431.24.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi)June 21, 1823
Santa María de los AngelesSanta María de los Angeles3,5153,726−5.7%260.8100.713.5/km2 (34.9/sq mi)February 17, 1875
Santa María del Oro[n]Santa María del Oro1,8152,517−27.9%776.4299.82.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)January 5, 1939
SayulaSayula37,18634,829+6.8%216.083.4172.2/km2 (445.9/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TalaTala87,69069,031+27.0%451.8174.4194.1/km2 (502.7/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TalpaTalpa de Allende14,99714,410+4.1%1,996.4770.87.5/km2 (19.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TamazulaTamazula de Gordiano38,95537,986+2.6%1,363.7526.528.6/km2 (74.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TapalpaTapalpa21,24518,096+17.4%619.4239.234.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TecalitlánTecalitlán16,70516,847−0.8%1,301.0502.312.8/km2 (33.3/sq mi)October 28, 1870
Techaluta[o]Techaluta de Montenegro4,0723,511+16.0%79.230.651.4/km2 (133.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TecolotlánTecolotlán16,60316,573+0.2%765.1295.421.7/km2 (56.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TenamaxtlánTenamaxtlán7,3027,051+3.6%281.5108.725.9/km2 (67.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TeocalticheTeocaltiche39,83940,105−0.7%933.5360.442.7/km2 (110.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TeocuitatlánTeocuitatlán de Corona11,03910,837+1.9%334.4129.133.0/km2 (85.5/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TepatitlánTepatitlán de Morelos150,190136,123+10.3%1,400.1540.6107.3/km2 (277.8/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TequilaTequila44,35340,697+9.0%1,693.0653.726.2/km2 (67.9/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TeuchitlánTeuchitlán9,6479,088+6.2%219.184.644.0/km2 (114.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Tizapan El AltoTizapan El Alto22,75820,857+9.1%193.974.9117.4/km2 (304.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TlajomulcoTlajomulco de Zuñiga727,750416,626+74.7%671.4259.21,083.9/km2 (2,807.4/sq mi)June 21, 1823
Tlaquepaque[p]San Pedro Tlaquepaque687,127608,114+13.0%116.845.15,882.9/km2 (15,236.7/sq mi)March 27, 1824
TolimánTolimán11,2199,591+17.0%512.6197.921.9/km2 (56.7/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TomatlánTomatlán36,31635,050+3.6%3,014.81,164.012.0/km2 (31.2/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TonaláTonalá569,913478,689+19.1%158.061.03,607.0/km2 (9,342.2/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TonayaTonaya5,9615,930+0.5%293.6113.420.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TonilaTonila7,5657,256+4.3%145.956.351.9/km2 (134.3/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TotaticheTotatiche4,1804,435−5.7%587.0226.67.1/km2 (18.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TototlánTototlán23,57321,871+7.8%336.6130.070.0/km2 (181.4/sq mi)August 15, 1823
TuxcacuescoTuxcacuesco5,4824,234+29.5%430.0166.012.7/km2 (33.0/sq mi)June 21, 1823
TuxcuecaTuxcueca6,7026,316+6.1%132.451.150.6/km2 (131.1/sq mi)April 20, 1886
TuxpanTuxpan37,51834,182+9.8%725.5280.151.7/km2 (133.9/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Unión de San Antonio[q]Unión de San Antonio19,06917,325+10.1%728.8281.426.2/km2 (67.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Unión de TulaUnión de Tula13,79913,737+0.5%443.0171.031.1/km2 (80.7/sq mi)September 21, 1832
Valle de GuadalupeValle de Guadalupe6,6276,705−1.2%352.3136.018.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi)June 7, 1922
Valle de Juárez[r]Valle de Juárez6,1515,798+6.1%195.275.431.5/km2 (81.6/sq mi)June 7, 1922
Villa Corona[s]Villa Corona19,06316,969+12.3%318.2122.959.9/km2 (155.2/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Villa Guerrero[t]Villa Guerrero5,5255,638−2.0%673.3260.08.2/km2 (21.3/sq mi)April 30, 1921
Villa Hidalgo[u]Villa Hidalgo20,08818,711+7.4%452.9174.944.4/km2 (114.9/sq mi)August 15, 1823
Villa Purificación[v]Villa Purificación11,30311,623−2.8%1,848.1713.66.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi)August 15, 1823
YahualicaYahualica de González Gallo22,39422,284+0.5%563.3217.539.8/km2 (103.0/sq mi)August 15, 1823
ZacoalcoZacoalco de Torres30,47227,901+9.2%472.4182.464.5/km2 (167.1/sq mi)August 15, 1823
ZapopanZapopan1,476,4911,243,756+18.7%1,158.7447.41,274.3/km2 (3,300.3/sq mi)June 21, 1823
ZapotilticZapotiltic33,71329,192+15.5%252.397.4133.6/km2 (346.1/sq mi)March 4, 1831
ZapotitlánZapotitlán de Vadillo7,4666,685+11.7%305.8118.124.4/km2 (63.2/sq mi)May 1, 1886
Zapotlán del ReyZapotlán del Rey19,27917,585+9.6%399.9154.448.2/km2 (124.9/sq mi)Jan 13, 1913
Zapotlán el Grande[w]Ciudad Guzmán115,141100,534+14.5%273.5105.6421.0/km2 (1,090.4/sq mi)June 23, 1824
ZapotlanejoZapotlanejo64,80663,636+1.8%718.8277.590.2/km2 (233.5/sq mi)March 27, 1824
Jalisco8,348,1517,350,682+13.6%78,595.930,346.0106.2/km2 (275.1/sq mi)
Mexico126,014,024112,336,538+12.2%1,960,646.7757,01064.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi)


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