Huejúcar

Huejúcar
Municipality and city

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Huejúcar

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 23°31′N 103°01′W / 23.517°N 103.017°W / 23.517; -103.017Coordinates: 23°31′N 103°01′W / 23.517°N 103.017°W / 23.517; -103.017
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco Jalisco
Municipality Huejúcar
Government
  Type Ayuntamiento
  Municipal President Bonifacio Rodrigo Silva de la Torre[1]
  Alcalde Felipe Aquino Gomez
  Secretary-General Fernando Banuelos Meza
  Municipal Judge Carlos Alejandro Flores Marquez
Area
  Total 550.23 km2 (212.44 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 5,236
Website http://www.huejucar.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html

Huejúcar is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 550.23 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,236.[2]

The name Huejúcar means "Place of Willows" in Nahuatl. It is about 240 km from the state capital, Guadalajara. It is next to Santa María de los Ángeles and Tepetongo. The municipality borders with the state of Zacatecas.

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