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Yahualica de González Gallo

Coordinates: 21°08′N 102°51′W / 21.133°N 102.850°W / 21.133; -102.850
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Yahualica de González Gallo
Town
Coat of arms of Yahualica de González Gallo
Location of the city in Jalisco
Location of the city in Jalisco
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
520.3 km2 (200.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
55,210
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Yahualica is a town and municipality in the north of Jalisco, Mexico.

The name Yahualica is derived from the indigenous name Ayahuallican, Yahualican, Ahualica or Yagualica, meaning "land surrounded by hills".

Yahualica covers some 520.75 square kilometers and shares borders with the state of Zacatecas.

History

By 1165 the region's inhabitants were the Tecuexes, who later fought the Aztecs for control of the territory.

In about 1530 the Spanish, led by Cristóbal de Oñate, conquered the region.

Transportation

Yahualica is served by bus and taxi services, as well as highways leading into and out of Yahualica and throughout the city. The highway transit system includes México Federal Highway 71 and Jalisco 225 (Jal 225) which run entirely in the municipality. México 78 , southbound, leads to Tepatitlán/Cuquío and northbound to Nochistlán/Aguascalientes. Jalisco 225 runs east towards the towns of Huisquilco, El Durazno, San Isidro, and Pastores.

People from Yahualica

Yahualica in fiction

Yahualica is the setting for the novel Al filo del agua, written by Agustín Yáñez.

21°08′N 102°51′W / 21.133°N 102.850°W / 21.133; -102.850