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Zacoalco de Torres
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Town and municipality
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Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible
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Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco
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 Zacoalco de Torres
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Jalisco |
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| Region | Sur | |
| Settled | 1264 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 479.1 km2 (185.0 sq mi) | |
| • Town | 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2020 census)
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| • Total | 30,472 | |
| • Density | 63.603/km2 (164.730/sq mi) | |
| • Town | 20,345 | |
| • Town density | 3,407.9/km2 (8,826/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) | |
| Area code(s) | 33 | |
| Website | zacoalcodetorres.gob.mx | |
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 479.1 km2. It is the primary production region of the equipal-style wood and pigskin furniture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,528.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km2. To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lake Chapala.
Climate
| Climate data for Zacoalco de Torres | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
Economy
Industry
- Centro Logístico de Jalisco (Opened in 2015)
- Almería
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