Zacoalco de Torres
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| Town and Municipality | ||
Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible
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 Location of the municipality in Jalisco |
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 Zacoalco de Torres
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| Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W / 20.233°N 103.583°WCoordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W / 20.233°N 103.583°W | ||
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 Mexico
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 Jalisco
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| Region | Sur | |
| Settled | 1264 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 491.27 km2 (189.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 27,901 | |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | |
| Website | zacoalcodetorres.gob.mx | |
Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (Nahuatl: 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.
To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lago de Chapala.
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