El Salto | ||
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Municipality and city | ||
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Location of the municipality in Jalisco |
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Location in Mexico | ||
Coordinates: 20°51′13″N 103°18′14″W / 20.85361°N 103.30389°WCoordinates: 20°51′13″N 103°18′14″W / 20.85361°N 103.30389°W | ||
Country | Mexico | |
State | Jalisco | |
Area | ||
• Total | 41.5 km2 (16.0 sq mi) | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 111,436 |
El Salto is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the central region of the Mexican state of Jalisco.
The municipality covers a surface of area of 41.50 km² with a population of 111,436. It is surrounded, in a clockwise direction from the north, by the municipalities of Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Juanacatlán, and Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. It was created on 22 December 1943, with its escision from the municipality of Juanacatlán.