Municipio Zapotlán del Rey

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Zapotlan del Rey
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
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
politics
Presidente municipal J. Jesús Cuevas García
Agave cultivation in Zapotlán del Rey
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