Juchipila

Juchipila
Municipality
View of the municipal seat of Juchipila. Behind the bell tower of the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is the town plaza.
View of the municipal seat of Juchipila. Behind the bell tower of the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is the town plaza.
Juchipila is located in Zacatecas
Juchipila
Juchipila
Location of Juchipila
Juchipila is located in Mexico
Juchipila
Juchipila
Juchipila (Mexico)
Coordinates: 21°24′37″N 103°07′03″W / 21.41028°N 103.11750°W / 21.41028; -103.11750[1]
Country Mexico
State Zacatecas
Established17 January 1825
SeatJuchipila
Government
 • Municipal presidentJose Maria Castro Felix
Area
[2]
 • Total
338.6 km2 (130.7 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] (of seat)
1,249 m (4,098 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)[2]
 • Total
12,251
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
 • Seat
5,836
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes
99960–99979[3]
Area code467
WebsiteOfficial website

Juchipila (Nahuatl: Xochipillan, "place of noble or beautiful flowers"[4]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, located approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of the state capital Zacatecas City.

  1. ^ a b "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference panorama was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Juchipila". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.