Guadalajara

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Guadalajara

Total population

1,385,629

Coordinates20.67°, -103.34°

Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Guadalajara is the capital and most populous city of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 8th most populous city in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the twenty-second largest metropolitan area in the Americas. Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico with over 10,361 people per km2, surpassed only by Mexico City. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including the Guadalajara Cathedral, Degollado Theatre, the Templo Expiatorio, the UNESCO World Heritage site Hospicio Cabañas, and the San Juan de Dios Market—the largest indoor market in Latin America.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Magdaleno Mercado

Mexican footballer (1944-2020)

José Naranjo

Mexican footballer (1926-2012)

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José Villegas

Mexican footballer (1934-2021)

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Alfredo Torres

Mexican footballer (1931–2022)

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Apolo Dantés

Mexican professional wrestler

Ari Wallach

American futurist and businessman

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Armando Begines

Mexican footballer

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Armando Robles

Mexican boxer

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Arnhold Rivas

Mexican footballer

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Arturo Morua

Mexican boxer

Arturo Zamora Jiménez

Mexican politician

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Efren Herrera

American football player (born 1951)

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Bestia Salvaje

Mexican professional wrestler

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Black Man

Mexican professional wrestler

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Brenda Magaña

Mexican artistic gymnast

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Bárbara Padilla

American opera singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jalisco

• Tlaquepaque
  2.8 mi away · pop. 650,123
• San Martín de Las Flores
  6.1 mi away
• Las Pintitas
  8.1 mi away · pop. 26,500
• San Isidro
  8.3 mi away · pop. 1,446
• El Aguacate
  8.6 mi away
• La Tijera
  8.9 mi away · pop. 12,425
• Fraccionamiento Real del Valle
  9 mi away · pop. 13,949
• San Estéban
  9.1 mi away · pop. 3,726
• La Unión del Cuatro
  9.9 mi away · pop. 3,841
• Colimilla
  10.3 mi away
• Colonia Guadalupana
  10.6 mi away · pop. 1,214
• La Cuchilla
  10.9 mi away · pop. 1,712

Browse all places in Jalisco →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Guadalajara

Manual de vegetación urbana para Guadalajara, Jalisco

Alejandro Zohn · 1995

Seguros Banamex Plaza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Joaquin Luis Villaseñor Vazquez

Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Luis Paéz Brotchie · 1951

Memori [del] IX Congreso Nacional de Geografía, Guadalajara, Jalisco, febrero 1983

Congreso Nacional de Geografía (Mexico) (9th 1983 Guadalajara, Mexico) · 1979

Pinturas murales en la Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco

José Clemente Orozco · 1937

Haciendas de Jalisco y aledaños (1506-1821)

Ricardo Lancaster-Jones · 1974

Saludo al primer Congreso latino-americano de estudiantes socialistas, 20 de agosto, Guadalajara, Jalisco .

Ernesto Madero · 1936

Memoria del Coloquio Hacia una Reforma Municipal Genuina

Coloquio Hacia una Reforma Municipal Genuina (1996 Guadalajara, Mexico) · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

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