Jalisco is one of a 31 states of the United Mexican States (Mexico). Jalisco has an vicinity of astir 79,085 km² (a select few municipalities come presently existence disputed by owning neighboring states).

Jalisco borders a Pacific Ocean to a west, and the states of Nayarit to the north west, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. Around 2003 Jalisco had an guessed humans of 6,487,000 people.

A capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. In Jalisco come involved a cities of Chapala, Ciudad Guzmán, Talpa de Allende and Puerto Vallarta. Guadalajara & a circumferent municipalities of Tonalá, Tlaquepaque, Tlajomulco, and Zapopan make up a Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone or even Zona Metropolitana first state Guadalajara.

Virtually all of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake, lies within a boundaries of Jalisco.

Jalisco is known for existence a birthplace of Mariachi music and Tequila.

Municipalities

Jalisco is subdivided into 124 municipalities (municipios). Understand municipalities of Jalisco.