Mascota
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".
Mascota, Jalisco | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Mascota, Jalisco Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″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 |
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.
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