Yahualica de González Gallo
Yahualica | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
| Yahualica de González Gallo | |
| Coordinates: 21°10′41.3″N 102°53′9.58″W / 21.178139°N 102.8859944°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Founded | 1542 |
| Incorporated | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • municipal president | Danniela Vazquez Gonzalez |
| Area | |
• Total | 563.3 km2 (217.5 sq mi) |
| • Town | 5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,880 m (6,170 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 44,220 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Town | 28,330 |
| • Town density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Alteño, Yahualisense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 344-784 |
| Website | yahualica.gob.mx |
Yahualica is a town and municipality in the northeastern part of Jalisco, Mexico. It is one of the 125 municipalities that make up the state of Jalisco.
Yahualica covers some 563.3 square kilometers and shares borders with the state of Zacatecas.
The name Yahualica is thought to be derived from the indigenous roots of the Nahuas. It may be from "ayahuitl" meaning fog and "calli" meaning house, making Yahualica "the house of fog." Another proposed translation of Ayahuitl is "place surrounded by water" or "the round place".