Jalisco

STATE OF JALISCO

Other Mexican States

Capital

Guadalajara

Other major cities

Puerto Vallarta
Cd. GuzmÃÂÃÂ¡n

Area

80,386 kmÃÂÃÂ²
Ranked 6th

Population
(2000 census)

6,321,280
Ranked 4th

Governor
(2001-07)

Francisco Javier RamÃÂÃÂrez AcuÃÂÃÂ±a (PAN)

Federal Deputies (19)

PRI = 13
PAN = 6

Federal Senators

PAN = 2
PRI = 1

ISO 3166-2
Postal abbr.

MX-JAL
Jal.

Jalisco is one of the 31 states of the United Mexican States (Mexico). Jalisco has an area of about 79,085 kmÃÂÃÂ² (some municipalities are currently being disputed with neighboring states).

Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Mexican states of Nayarit to the north west, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis PotosÃÂÃÂ to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and MichoacÃÂÃÂ¡n to the south. In 2003 Jalisco had an estimated population of 6,487,000 people.

The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. Jalisco also includes the cities of Ajijic, Chapala, Cd.GuzmÃÂÃÂ¡n, Juarez, Puerto Vallarta, Tlaquepaque, TonalÃÂÃÂ¡, and Zapopan.

States of Mexico
Aguascalientes \| Baja California \| Baja California Sur \| Campeche \| Chiapas \| Chihuahua \| Coahuila \| Colima \| Durango \| Guanajuato \| Guerrero \| Hidalgo \| Jalisco \| MÃÂÃÂ©xico \| MichoacÃÂÃÂ¡n \| Morelos \| Nayarit \| Nuevo LeÃÂÃÂ³n \| Oaxaca \| Puebla \| QuerÃÂÃÂ©taro \| Quintana Roo \| San Luis PotosÃÂÃÂ \| Sinaloa \| Sonora \| Tabasco \| Tamaulipas \| Tlaxcala \| Veracruz \| YucatÃÂÃÂ¡n \| Zacatecas
Federal District: Mexican Federal District