Cocula, Jalisco
Cocula | |
|---|---|
Municipality and city | |
| Cocula | |
La plaza in central Cocula. | |
| Nicknames: La Cuna del Mariachi "The Cradle of Mariachi" | |
Location in Jalisco | |
| Coordinates: 20°21′54″N 103°49′19″W / 20.365°N 103.822°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Municipality | Cocula |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Miguel Ángel Ibarra Flores PRI |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,429 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,267 |
| • City | 16,550 |
| • Demonym | Coculense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code | 48500 |
| Area code | 377 |
| Website | www |
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Cocula (Nahuatl languages: Cocollán "ondulated place") is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Guadalajara, on Mexico Highway 80. It sits at an elevation of 4,460 feet (1,360 m). According to the 2020 census, the population of the municipality was 29,267 with 16,550 inhabitants living in the city. Other important towns in the municipality are Cofradía de la Luz, La Sauceda, and Santa Teresa.