Municipio Zapotlán del Rey
Zapotlan del Rey | ||
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Country | Mexico | |
State | Jalisco | |
Seat | Zapotlan del Rey | |
surface | 401.2 km² | |
Residents | 17,585 (2010) | |
density | 43.8 inhabitants per km² | |
founding | 1913 | |
Website | zapotlandelrey.jalisco.gob.mx/ | |
INEGI no. | 14123 | |
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Presidente municipal | J. Jesús Cuevas García | |
Agave cultivation in Zapotlán del Rey |
Coordinates: 20 ° 28 ′ N , 102 ° 56 ′ W
Zapotlán del Rey is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco in the Ciénaga region . The municipality had 17,585 inhabitants at the 2010 census; the area of the municipality is 401.2 km².
The largest place in the municipality and administrative seat is the eponymous Zapotlán del Rey , other places with more than 1,500 inhabitants are Santiago Totolimixpan and Ahuatlán . The municipality comprises a total of 58 localities.
The municipality of Zapotlán del Rey borders on the municipalities of Zapotlanejo , Tototlán , Ocotlán , Poncitlán and Juanacatlán .
The municipal area is on average about 1550 m above sea level. About half of the area is used for agriculture, a good third is forested.
Web links
Commons : Zapotlán del Rey - collection of images
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Municipio Zapotlán del Rey (Spanish)
- INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Municipio Zapotlán del Rey (Spanish; PDF)
- jalisco.gob.mx: Zapotlán del Rey (Spanish)