Jalisco
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Jalisco (Spaingie pronunciation: [xaˈlisko]) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Jalisco) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Deestrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is locatit in Wastren Mexico an dividit in 125 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Guadalajara. It is ane o the mair important states in Mexico acause o its naitural resoorces as well as its history.[10] Mony o the characteristic traits o Mexican cultur, pairticularly ootside Mexico, are oreeginally frae Jalisco, sic as mariachi, ranchera muisic, tequila, jaripeo, etc. Economically, it is ranked third in the kintra, wi industries centred in the Guadalajara metropolitan aurie, the seicont lairgest metropolitan aurie in Mexico. The state is hame tae twa significant indigenous populations, the Huichols an the Nahuas. Thare is an aw a significant foreign population, maistly retirees frae the Unitit States an Canadae, livin in the Lake Chapala an Puerto Vallarta auries.
Jalisco | |
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State | |
Free an Sovereign State o Jalisco | |
Motto(s): Jalisco es México (Jalisco is Mexico) | |
Jalisco athin Mexico | |
Coordinates: 20°34′00″N 103°40′35″W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
Caipital | Guadalajara |
Lairgest Ceety | Guadalajara |
Municipalities | 125 |
Admission | 23 December 1823[1] |
Order | 9t |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Emilio González |
• Senators[2] | Alberto Cárdenas Héctor Pérez Plazola Ramiro Hernández |
• Deputies[3] | Federal Deputies
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Area | |
• Total | 78599 km2 (30,347 sq mi) |
Ranked 6t | |
Highest elevation | 4260 m (13,980 ft) |
Population (2010)[6] | |
• Total | 7,350,682 |
• Rank | 4t |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 11t |
Demonym(s) | Jalisciense |
Time zone | CST, (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 44-49 |
Aurie code | Aurie codes 1, 2 an 3
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ISO 3166 code | MX-JAL |
HDI | 0.842 high Ranked 12th |
GDP | US$ 97,650,000,000 Ranked 4th |
Website | Official Website |
^ a. The state's GDP wis 566,809,524 million o pesos in 2008,[7] amoont correspondin tae 44,281,994.06 millon o dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8] b. The state's banner wis offeecially adoptit in 2007[9] |
The Banner o Jalisco (Spainyie: Bandera de Jalisco) is a vertical bicolour o blue an yellae wi the naitional coat o airms chairged in the centre.
Blue an yellae are the colours o the New Galicie. The central emblem is coat o airms o Jalisco.
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