Zacoalco de Torres
Town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico
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Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (Nahuatl languages: Tzacoalco; "place of closed water"), is a town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km2. It is the primary production region of the equipal-style wood and pigskin furniture.
Zacoalco de Torres | |
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Town and municipality | |
Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco | |
  Zacoalco de Torres Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Jalisco |
| Region | Sur |
| Settled | 1264 |
| Area | |
• Total | 479.1 km2 (185.0 sq mi) |
| • Town | 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 30,472 |
| • Density | 63.60/km2 (164.7/sq mi) |
| • Town | 20,345 |
| • Town density | 3,410/km2 (8,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal code | 45750 |
| Area code | 33 |
| Website | zacoalcodetorres.gob.mx |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,528.[2]
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km2. To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lake Chapala.
Climate
| Climate data for Zacoalco de Torres (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38 (100) |
41 (106) |
42 (108) |
42 (108) |
44 (111) |
40 (104) |
42 (108) |
40 (104) |
49 (120) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
37.5 (99.5) |
49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
0 (32) |
1 (34) |
5 (41) |
2 (36) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
5 (41) |
5 (41) |
1.3 (34.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1 (34) |
0 (32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
5.2 (0.20) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.5 (0.02) |
9.8 (0.39) |
68.9 (2.71) |
105.4 (4.15) |
81.0 (3.19) |
83.8 (3.30) |
31.2 (1.23) |
6.7 (0.26) |
1.9 (0.07) |
403.7 (15.89) |
| Average precipitation days | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36.9 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Industry
- Centro Logístico de Jalisco (Opened in 2015)
- Almería
Government
Municipal presidents
| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Basulto Limón[5] | 1927 | ||
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1928 | ||
| Francisco Hernández | 1929 | PNR  |
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| Fernando Basulto Limón | 1930 | PNR |
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| Germán Basulto Limón | 1931–1932 | PNR |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1933 | PNR |
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| Daniel Frías | 1934 | PNR |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1935–1936 | PNR |
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| Sotero Ortega | 1937–1938 | PNR PRM  |
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| Germán Basulto Limón | 1939 | PRM |
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| Sotero Ortega | 1940 | PRM |
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| Antonio Ruiz | 1941–1942 | PRM |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1943–1944 | PRM |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1945 | PRM |
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| Luis García Villegas | 1946–1947 | PRI  |
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| Pedro Alcaraz | 1948 | PRI |
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| Martín Velázquez Granados | 1949–1952 | PRI |
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| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1953–1955 | PRI |
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| Juan Camberos Flores | 1956 | PRI |
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| José Díaz de los Santos | 1957 | PRI |
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| Magdaleno Magallanes Madrigal | 1958 | PRI |
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| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1959 | PRI |
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| David Encarnación Ortega | 1960–1961 | PRI |
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| Salvador Reynoso Madrigal | 1962 | PRI |
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| Silvino Álvarez Barragán | 1963–1964 | PRI |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1965–1967 | PRI |
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| Fernando Verónica Ocampo | 1968–1970 | PRI |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Bonilla | 1971–1973 | PRI |
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| Salvador Azpeitia Cárdenas | 1974–1976 | PRI |
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| José Toscano Figueroa | 1977–1979 | PRI |
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| Juan González Castro | 1980–1982 | PRI |
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| Pedro Uribe Aceves[6] | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI |
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| José Reynoso Madrigal | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI |
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| Miguel Mario Méndez Monje[7] | 1989–1992 | Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ) | |
| Francisco Contreras Díaz[8] | 1992–1995 | PRI |
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| Alfredo Escobar Ruiz[9] | 1995–1997 | PRD .svg){kind=logo} |
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| Braulio Gómez Cortés[10] | 01-01-1998–15-10-1998 | PRI |
Died in office, on 15 October 1998[11] |
| J. Jesús Gómez Ortiz | 16-10-1998–1999 | PRI |
Acting municipal president |
| Salomé Velázquez Ibarra President of the Municipal Council |
1999–31-12-2000 | PRI |
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| Ricardo Gómez Cortés[12][13] | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI |
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| José Gutiérrez Anguiano[14] | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez[15] | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI |
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| Simón Fernando Llamas Bañuelos[16] | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN .svg){kind=small} |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez[17] | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI .svg){kind=small} PVEM .svg){kind=logo} |
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| Luis Fernando Solórzano Madrigal[18] | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC .svg){kind=small} |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez[19] | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI |
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| Hilda Cachux Andrade | 01-10-2021–30-09-2024 | Morena  |