Jalisco, Mexico

Jalisco Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco
State
Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco
Flag Seal
Motto: Jalisco es México (English: "Jalisco is Mexico!")
Jalisco within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°34′N 103°41′W / 20.567°N 103.683°W / 20.567; -103.683Coordinates: 20°34′N 103°41′W / 20.567°N 103.683°W / 20.567; -103.683
Country	Mexico
Capital	Guadalajara
Largest city	Guadalajara
Municipalities	125
Admission	December 23, 1823
Order	9th
Government
• Governor	Aristóteles Sandoval
• Senators	Arturo Zamora Jimenéz Jesús Casillas Romero José María Martinez Martinez
• Deputies	Federal Deputies • Cesáreo Padilla Navarro • José Noel Pérez de Alba • Cecilia González Gómez • Salvador Arellano Guzmán • Rafael González Reséndiz • Abel Octavio Salgado Peña • Sergio Armando Chávez Davalos • Leobardo Alcala Padilla • María Leticia Mendoza Curiel • Omar Antonio Borboa Becerra • Claudia Delgadillo González • Celia Isabel Gauna Ruiz de León • Marco Antonio Barba Mariscal • Enrique Aubry de Castro • Ossiel Omar Navez López • Luis Armando Cordova Díaz • María Angélica Magaña Zepeda • Ignacio Mestas Gallardo • Salvador Barajas del Toro
Area
• Total	78,588 km2 (30,343 sq mi)
	Ranked 7th
Highest elevation	4,339 m (14,236 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	7,844,830
• Rank	4th
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
• Density rank	11th
Demonym(s)	Jalisciense
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code	44-49
Area code	Area codes 1, 2 and 3 • 33 • 312 • 315 • 316 • 317 • 321 • 322 • 326 • 341 • 342 • 343 • 344 • 345 • 346 • 347 • 348 • 349 • 354 • 357 • 358 • 371 • 372 • 373 • 374 • 375 • 376 • 377 • 378 • 382 • 384 • 385 • 386 • 387 • 388 • 391 • 392 • 393 • 395 • 424 • 431 • 437 • 457 • 474 • 475 • 495 • 496 • 499
ISO 3166 code	MX-JAL
HDI	0.751 high Ranked 13th
GDP (nominal)	US$ 120,589,080,000 Ranked 4th
Website	Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was 566,809,524 million of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 44,281,994.06 million of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010). b. The state's flag was officially adopted in 2007

^ a. The state's GDP was 566,809,524 million of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 44,281,994.06 million of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).

Jalisco (/həˈlɪskoʊ/; Spanish: [xaˈlisko]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco [esˈtaðo ˈliβɾe i soβeˈɾano ðe xaˈlisko]), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided into 125 municipalities, and its capital city is Guadalajara. Jalisco is one of the most important states in Mexico because of its natural resources as well as its history. Many of the characteristic traits of Mexican culture, particularly outside Mexico City, are originally from Jalisco, such as mariachi, ranchera music, birria, tequila, jaripeo, etc. Hence, the state's motto: "Jalisco es México." Economically, it is ranked third in the country, with industries centered in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Mexico. The state is home to two significant indigenous populations, the Huichols and the Nahuas. There is also a significant foreign population, mostly retirees from the United States and Canada, living in the Lake Chapala and Puerto Vallarta areas.