El Arenal | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  El Arenal Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°42′N 103°37′W / 20.700°N 103.617°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi) |
| • Town | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,115 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Town | 12,438 |
| • Town density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
El Arenal is a town and municipality in the state of Jalisco in central-western Mexico. El Arenal is known as the gateway to the so-called "blue agave" region in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco). The municipality has an area of approximately 111.8 square kilometres (43.2 sq mi).
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 13,574.[2]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of El Arenal municipality with localities
- ^ "El Arenal". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.