Zacoalco de Torres

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Zacoalco de Torres
City and Municipality
Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible
Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible
Coat of arms of Zacoalco de Torres
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco
Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco
Zacoalco de Torres is located in Mexico
Zacoalco de Torres
Zacoalco de Torres
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W / 20.233°N 103.583°W / 20.233; -103.583Coordinates: 20°14′N 103°35′W / 20.233°N 103.583°W / 20.233; -103.583
Country Mexico
State Jalisco
RegionSur
Settled1264
Area
 • Total491.27 km2 (189.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,901
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Area code(s)33
Websitezacoalcodetorres.gob.mx

Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (Nahuatl languages: 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 30,528.[1]

To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, La Playita.

Climate[]

hideClimate 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) 		31.0
(87.8) 		33.0
(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) 		29.3
(84.7)
Average low °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.0
(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) 		14
(57)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10
(0.4) 		2.5
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		2.5
(0.1) 		10
(0.4) 		94
(3.7) 		130
(5.1) 		84
(3.3) 		94
(3.7) 		30
(1.2) 		5.1
(0.2) 		5.1
(0.2) 		470
(18.4)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

Economy[]

Commerce[]

Current[]

  • Equipales Imperial
  • Equipales de mi tierra
  • Equipales Los Díaz
  • Equipales Casillas
  • Equipales del Rey
  • Equipales el Nogal
  • Equipales Estrada
  • Equipales Magallanes
  • Equipales Toño Pila
  • Mi Bodega Aurrerá (Supermarket) (opened on July 16, 2013)
  • Coppel Canadá (Departament Store) (opened on September 2013)
  • BBVA (Bank and ATM)
  • Banorte (only ATM)
  • Banco Azteca (Bank and ATM)
  • Farmacias Guadalajara (Súper Pharmacy) (opened on autumn 2008)
  • Oxxo Zacoalco (Convenience Store) (opened on December 2, 2011)
  • Oxxo Catarina (Convenience Store) (opened on December 2011)
  • Oxxo Portal Arista (Convenience Store) (opened on April 2017)
  • (Furniture store) (opened on January 17, 2014)
  • Farmacia Zacoalco (local pharmacy)
  • Abarrotes Santana (local convenience store) (opened on 2012)
  • Súper Santa Catarina (local convenience store) (General Andrés Figueroa)
  • La Súper Tienda (home store) (Initially opened on August 1953, closed on september 2018 and re-opened on April 2019)

Former[]

Industry[]

  • Centro Logístico de Jalisco (Opened on 2015)
  • Almería

References[]

  1. ^ "Zacoalco de Torres". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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