El Grullo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Grullo, Jalisco
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Municipality and city
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Location of the municipality in Jalisco
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 El Grullo, Jalisco
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Jalisco | ||
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| • Total | 157.2 km2 (60.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 21,825 | ||
El Grullo is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.2 km². It is named for a color, used for horses and grass, called grullo, used as the name of an Hacienda established there: "La Hacienda del Zacate Grullo".
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,825.
In recent years, the town of El Grullo has begun expanding and now has begun to construct suburban-style housing developments on the outer limits of the town. There have also been new points of interest adding in the town center such as an obelisk, a larger city hall, and accessible WiFi throughout the town center. As of 2014[update], there are about 30,000 residents living in the developing city limits.
See also
In Spanish: El Grullo para niños
