Sierra de Quila

Sierra de Quila
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Phlebia incarnata fungus on a pine tree in Sierra de Quila
Map showing the location of Sierra de Quila
Map showing the location of Sierra de Quila
Location of Sierra de Quila in Mexico
LocationSan Martín de Hidalgo, Tecolotlán, Cocula, Atengo, Tenamaxtlán, and Ameca municipalities, Jalisco, Mexico
Nearest cityCocula, Jalisco
Coordinates20°18′N 104°01′W / 20.300°N 104.017°W / 20.300; -104.017
Area15,193 hectares
Designationflora and fauna protection area
EstablishedAugust 4, 1982
(Forested and Faunal Protection Zone)
June 7, 2000
(Flora and Fauna Protection Area)
Governing bodyNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)
www.sierradequila.org/sdq/

Sierra de Quila, officially the Sierra de Quila Flora and Fauna Protection Area, is a Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Area in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It has an area of 15,193 hectares, and is located within six municipalities: San Martín de Hidalgo, Tecolotlán, Cocula, Atengo, Tenamaxtlán, and Ameca.[2]

The Sierra de Quila is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a system of mountains that runs east–west through central Mexico. The Sierra de Quila divides the basin of the Ameca River to the north from that of the Armería River to the south.

  1. ^ "Sierra de Quila". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. ^ "Ficha Descriptiva del Área Natural Protegida - Sierra de Quila". CONANP. Retrieved 16 April 2013.