Guachinango, Jalisco

Guachinango
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Guachinango
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°46′N 104°05′W / 20.767°N 104.083°W / 20.767; -104.083
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
  Total
837.7 km2 (323.4 sq mi)
  Town1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
4,199
  Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Town
2,124
  Town density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)

Guachinango (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwatʃiˈnaŋɡo]) is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 837.7 km2.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,138.

The Spanish discovered gold lodes here in the 1540s, which started commercial gold mining in the area.