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 491.27 km2. It is the primary production region of the equipal-style wood and pigskin furniture.
Zacoalco de Torres | |
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City and Municipality | |
![]() Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible | |
![]() Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco | |
![]() ![]() Zacoalco de Torres Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Region | Sur |
Settled | 1264 |
Area | |
• Total | 491.27 km2 (189.68 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 27,901 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Area code | 33 |
Website | zacoalcodetorres.gob.mx |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,528.[1]
To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, La Playita.
Climate data for Zacoalco de Torres | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28 (82) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17 (63) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14 (57) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
94 (3.7) |
130 (5.1) |
84 (3.3) |
94 (3.7) |
30 (1.2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
470 (18.4) |
Source: Weatherbase [2] |
Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
Fernando Basulto Limón[3] | 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[4] | 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[5] | 1989–1992 | Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ) | |
Francisco Contreras Díaz[6] | 1992–1995 | PRI ![]() |
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Alfredo Escobar Ruiz[7] | 1995–1997 | PRD ![]() |
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Braulio Gómez Cortés[8] | 01-01-1998–15-10-1998 | PRI ![]() |
Passed away in office, on 15 October 1998[9] |
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[10][11] | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI ![]() |
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José Gutiérrez Anguiano[12] | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI ![]() |
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Javier Jiménez Álvarez[13] | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI ![]() |
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Simón Fernando Llamas Bañuelos[14] | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN ![]() |
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Javier Jiménez Álvarez[15] | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI ![]() PVEM ![]() |
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
Luis Fernando Solórzano Madrigal[16] | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC ![]() |
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Javier Jiménez Álvarez[17] | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI ![]() |
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Hilda Cachux Andrade | 01-10-2021–30-09-2024 | Morena ![]() |
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