Zapopan

Zapopan (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈpopan]) is a city and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. It is part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

City & Municipality
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Flag of Zapopan
Official seal of Zapopan
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Founded1541
Municipal Status1825
Government
 • Municipal PresidentHector Vielma Ordoñez
Area
 • Municipality893.15 km2 (344.85 sq mi)
Elevation
of seat
1,035 m (3,396 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Municipality1,155,790
 • Seat
1,026,492
 • Seat density1,035/km2 (2,680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code (of seat)
45010
DemonymZapopano
Website(in Spanish) Municipal Official Site