Zapotlán del Rey
Zapotlán del Rey | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 20°28′2.712″N 102°55′29.352″W / 20.46742000°N 102.92482000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 400 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| • Town | 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 19,279 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Town | 3,330 |
| • Town density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 391 |
| Website | http://www.zapotlandelrey.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html |
Zapotlán del Rey is a town and municipality in Jalisco in west-central Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 400 km2.
This town became popular back in the years due to multiple UFO sightings and alleged extraterrestrial beings known as the greys around the highschool and nearby farms to the highschool.
Similar stories at nearby cities like Ocotlán, Jalisco.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 16,274.