Zacoalco de Torres
Zacoalco de Torres | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
 Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Zacoalco de Torres Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W / 20.233°N 103.583°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Jalisco |
| Region | Sur |
| Settled | 1264 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 491.27 km2 (189.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 27,901 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| 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 491.27 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 25,529.[1]
To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lago de Chapala.
Climate
| Climate data for Zacoalco de Torres | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Zacoalco de Torres". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
