Sierra de Quila
| Sierra de Quila | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
Phlebia incarnata fungus on a pine tree in Sierra de Quila | |
| Location | San Martín de Hidalgo, Tecolotlán, Cocula, Atengo, Tenamaxtlán, and Ameca municipalities, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nearest city | Cocula, Jalisco |
| Coordinates | 20°18′N 104°01′W / 20.300°N 104.017°W |
| Area | 15,193 hectares |
| Designation | flora and fauna protection area |
| Established | August 4, 1982 (Forested and Faunal Protection Zone) June 7, 2000 (Flora and Fauna Protection Area) |
| Governing body | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) |
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Sierra de Quila, officially the Sierra de Quila Flora and Fauna Protection Area, is a Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Area in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It has an area of 15,193 hectares, and is located within six municipalities: San Martín de Hidalgo, Tecolotlán, Cocula, Atengo, Tenamaxtlán, and Ameca.
The Sierra de Quila is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a system of mountains that runs east–west through central Mexico. The Sierra de Quila divides the basin of the Ameca River to the north from that of the Armería River to the south.