Zacoalco de Torres
| Zacoalco de Torres | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town and Municipality | ||
 | ||
| ||
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | ||
  Zacoalco de Torres Location in Mexico | ||
| 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 | ||
| Country |
 Mexico | |
| State |
 Jalisco | |
| 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.[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 |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31 (87.8) |
33 (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) |
29.33 (84.75) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16 (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) |
13.89 (57.03) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
94 (3.7) |
130 (5.1) |
84 (3.3) |
94 (3.7) |
30 (1.2) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
468 (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.
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