Mascota

Mascota, Jalisco
Municipality and town
Image of Mascota, Jalisco.
Image of Mascota, Jalisco.
Coat of arms of Mascota, Jalisco
Mascota, Jalisco is located in Mexico
Mascota, Jalisco
Mascota, Jalisco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W / 20.523510306°N 104.788623111°W / 20.523510306; -104.788623111
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Government
 • MayorDra. Sarah Castillon Ochoa
Area
 • Total1,843 km2 (712 sq mi)
 • Town3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Elevation
1,268 m (4,160 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total14,451
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Town
9,272
 • Town density2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Postal Code
46900
Area code388
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Mascota municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Jalisco - Mascota". www.inafed.gob.mx. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. ^ "Mascota". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2009.