Jalisco
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| Location within Mexico | |||
| Country | Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | ||
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| Capital | Guadalajara | ||
| Municipalities | 126 | ||
| Largest City | Guadalajara | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Emilio González Márquez (PAN) | ||
| - Federal Deputies | PAN: 18 PRI: 1 |
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| - Federal Senators | Eva Contreras (PAN) Héctor Pérez (PAN) Ramiro Hernández (PRI) |
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| Area Ranked 6th | |||
| - Total | 79,085 km² (30,534.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 6,752,113 (Ranked 4th) | ||
| HDI (2004) | 0.8007 - high Ranked 13th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | MX-JAL | ||
| Postal abbr. | Jal. | ||
| Website: www.jalisco.gob.mx | |||
Jalisco is a provincial state of Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of 6,752,113 people. Jalisco is known for being the birthplace of mariachi music and tequila.
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[edit] Geography
The state of Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the states of Nayarit to the northwest, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. It has an area of 79,085 km² (30,535 sq mi).
Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco.
[edit] Government and politics
The Constitution of the State of Jalisco provides that the government of Jalisco, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
Executive power rests with the Governor of Jalisco, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests with the Congress of Jalisco which is a unicameral legislature composed of 40 deputies. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Jalisco.
On June 25, 1996, Jalisco and Idaho signed a sister-state agreement. Governor Alberto Cardenas Jimenez of Jalisco and Governor Phil Batt of Idaho signed the accord. At the city level, there is a sister-city relationship with Tizapan, Jalisco and Nampa, Idaho.
[edit] Municipalities
The State of Jalisco is divided into 126 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Guadalajara is the City of Guadalajara.
[edit] Significant communities
- Arandas
- Autlán de Navarro
- Ciudad Guzmán
- Degollado
- El Chante
- Guadalajara
- Jalostotitlan
- La Barca
- La Cidrita
- Lagos de Moreno
- Nuevo México
- Ocotlán
- Puerto Vallarta
- San Juan de los Lagos
- Tepatitlán de Morelos
- Tequila
- Tlaquepaque
- Tonalá
- Zapopan
[edit] Beach resorts
The Pacific coast of Jalisco is the site of Puerto Vallarta and smaller seaside resorts.
[edit] Demography
The majority of Jalisco's population is comprised mainly of both criollos (European Spanish) and mestizos (mixed Amerindian and Spanish) ancestry. The indigenous population forms a minor community and is mostly of Huichol (Wixárika) origin, who inhabit its northern region.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Jalisco State Government
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