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Zacoalco de Torres
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City and Municipality
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Kiosk in the town square with the tower of the San Francisco Parish visible
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Location of the municipality in the state of Jalisco
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 Zacoalco de Torres
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Jalisco |
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| Region | Sur | |
| Settled | 1264 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 491.27 km2 (189.68 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 27,901 | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) | |
| Area code(s) | 33 | |
| Website | zacoalcodetorres.gob.mx | |
Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (Nahuatl languages: Tzacoalco; "place of closed water"), is a town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 491.27 km2. It is the primary production region of the equipal-style wood and pigskin furniture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,528.
To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, La Playita.
Climate
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28 (82) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17 (63) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14 (57) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
94 (3.7) |
130 (5.1) |
84 (3.3) |
94 (3.7) |
30 (1.2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
470 (18.4) |
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Economy
Commerce
Current
- Equipales Imperial
- Equipales de mi tierra
- Equipales Los Díaz
- Equipales Casillas
- Equipales del Rey
- Equipales el Nogal
- Equipales Estrada
- Equipales Magallanes
- Equipales Toño Pila
- Mi Bodega Aurrerá (Supermarket) (opened on July 16, 2013)
- Coppel Canadá (Departament Store) (opened in September 2013)
- BBVA (Bank and ATM)
- Banorte (only ATM)
- Banco Azteca (Bank and ATM)
- Farmacias Guadalajara (Súper Pharmacy) (opened in autumn 2008)
- Oxxo Zacoalco (Convenience Store) (opened on December 2, 2011)
- Oxxo Catarina (Convenience Store) (opened in December 2011)
- Oxxo Portal Arista (Convenience Store) (opened in April 2017)
- El Bodegón (Furniture store) (opened on January 17, 2014)
- Farmacia Zacoalco (local pharmacy)
- Abarrotes Santana (local convenience store) (opened in 2012)
- Súper Santa Catarina (local convenience store) (General Andrés Figueroa)
- La Súper Tienda (home store) (Initially opened in August 1953, closed in September 2018 and re-opened in April 2019)
Former
- Banamex Zacoalco de Torres (closed on March 23, 2018)
Industry
- Centro Logístico de Jalisco (Opened in 2015)
- Almería
Government
Municipal presidents
| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
| Fernando Basulto Limón | 1927 | ||
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1928 | ||
| Francisco Hernández | 1929 |  |
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| Fernando Basulto Limón | 1930 | PNR |
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| Germán Basulto Limón | 1931–1932 | PNR |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1933 | PNR |
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| Daniel Frías | 1934 | PNR |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1935–1936 | PNR |
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| Sotero Ortega | 1937–1938 | PNR  |
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| Germán Basulto Limón | 1939 | PRM |
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| Sotero Ortega | 1940 | PRM |
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| Antonio Ruiz | 1941–1942 | PRM |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1943–1944 | PRM |
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| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1945 | PRM |
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| Luis García Villegas | 1946–1947 | PRI  |
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| Pedro Alcaraz | 1948 | PRI |
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| Martín Velázquez Granados | 1949–1952 | PRI |
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| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1953–1955 | PRI |
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| Juan Camberos Flores | 1956 | PRI |
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| José Díaz de los Santos | 1957 | PRI |
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| Magdaleno Magallanes Madrigal | 1958 | PRI |
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| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1959 | PRI |
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| David Encarnación Ortega | 1960–1961 | PRI |
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| Salvador Reynoso Madrigal | 1962 | PRI |
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| Silvino Álvarez Barragán | 1963–1964 | PRI |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1965–1967 | PRI |
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| Fernando Verónica Ocampo | 1968–1970 | PRI |
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| Rodolfo Jiménez Bonilla | 1971–1973 | PRI |
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| Salvador Azpeitia Cárdenas | 1974–1976 | PRI |
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| José Toscano Figueroa | 1977–1979 | PRI |
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| Juan González Castro | 1980–1982 | PRI |
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| Pedro Uribe Aceves | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI |
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| José Reynoso Madrigal | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI |
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| Miguel Mario Méndez Monje | 1989–1992 | Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ) | |
| Francisco Contreras Díaz | 1992–1995 | PRI |
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| Alfredo Escobar Ruiz | 1995–1997 | PRD .svg){kind=logo} |
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| Braulio Gómez Cortés | 01-01-1998–15-10-1998 | PRI |
Passed away in office, on 15 October 1998 |
| J. Jesús Gómez Ortiz | 16-10-1998–1999 | PRI |
Acting municipal president |
| Salomé Velázquez Ibarra President of the Municipal Council |
1999–31-12-2000 | PRI |
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| Ricardo Gómez Cortés | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI |
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| José Gutiérrez Anguiano | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI |
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| Simón Fernando Llamas Bañuelos | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN .svg){kind=small} |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI .svg){kind=small} PVEM .svg){kind=logo} |
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| Luis Fernando Solórzano Madrigal | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC .svg){kind=small} |
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| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI |
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| Hilda Cachux Andrade | 01-10-2021–30-09-2024 | Morena  |
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Zacoalco de Torres para niños
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