San Gabriel ( ) is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico 141 km from the capital of Guadalajara (formerly Ciudad Venustiano Carranza). The municipality covers an area of 449.01 km². It was the birthplace of Mexican actor José Mojica, with the main street carrying his name.Its delegations include Jiquilpan and other surrounding towns. As of 1 October 2021, David Rafael Valencia García, of the Citizens' Movement, holds power as municipal president. The towns economy is mostly agricultural/commercial, but services, as is in the rest of Mexico are rapidly becoming part of the mainstream economy. Tourism remains domestic as about 10-15% of the towns resident born from 1955-1970 have moved to the United States of America or Canada at a period in time since 1986. The towns geographical location places it in visible sight of Colima (volcano), and within an hour to two hours drive from neighboring state, Colima.

San Gabriel
Municipality and city
Motto(s):  Noble, Culta, Y Leal.
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
San Gabriel Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°44′50″N 103°46′00″W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Government
• Type	Representative democracy
• Municipal president	David Rafael Valencia García MC
Area
• Total	449.01 km2 (173.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,939
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

As of 2011, the municipality had a total population of 14,939.[1]

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[es] Municipio de San Gabriel