Mascota
Mascota, Jalisco | |
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Municipality and town | |
Image of Mascota, Jalisco. | |
| 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) | |
• 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".
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.