Mascota, Jalisco | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W / 20.523510306°N 104.788623111°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Jalisco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dra. Sarah Castillon Ochoa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,843 km2 (712 sq mi) |
• Town | 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 14,451 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Town | 9,272 |
• Town density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
Postal Code | 46900 |
Area code | 388 |
Website | http://www.mascota.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html |
Mascota is a town and municipality in Jalisco, in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 1,843 km2. The name Mascota comes from the root "Amaxacotlán", which means "place of deer and colubrids".[2]
The municipality has smaller villages such as Tecuani and La Plata, both a couple miles away. Mascota is surrounded by roads and pine-covered mountains and is a usual stop on the road to Talpa De Allende or Puerto Vallarta.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,045.[3]