JALISCO

'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.

Contents

Geography

Government and politics

Municipalities

Major communities

Beach resorts

Demography

Refrences

External link

Geography

The state of Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the states of Nayarit to the north west, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. It has an area of about 79,085 km² or 30,535 square miles.
Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco.

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 in 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 in 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.

Municipalities

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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.

Major communities

★ Arandas

★ Autlán de Navarro

★ Ciudad Guzmán

★ El Chante

★ Guadalajara

★ La Barca

★ La Cidrita

★ Lagos de Moreno

★ Nuevo México

★ Ocotlán

★ Puerto Vallarta

★ San Juan de los Lagos

★ Tepatitlán de Morelos

★ Tlaquepaque

★ Tonalá

★ Zapopan

Beach resorts

Along with the well-known resort of Puerto Vallarta, the Pacific coast of Jalisco has numerous smaller beach resorts such as Cuastecomates, La Manzanilla, Tenacatita, Boca de Iguanas, Playa Tecuán, and Barra de Navidad.

★ Cuastecomates, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ La Manzanilla, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ Tenacatita, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ Boca de Iguanas, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ Playa Tecuan, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ Barra de Navidad, Costalegre, Jalisco

★ Costalegre, Jalisco (Costa Alegre)

★ Costalegre Jalisco Mexico

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]

Refrences

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External link

★ Music and Dance of the State of Jalisco

★ Jalisco State Government