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Jalisco is a state of Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of 6,752,113 people. Jalisco is known for being the birthplace of mariachi music.
[edit] EtymologyThe state's name, meaning "sandy plain," derives from the Nahuatl words xalli (meaning "sand" or "gravel") and ixtli (meaning "face," or, by extension, "plain"). [edit] GeographyThe state of Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the states of Nayarit to the northwest, Zacatecas, Durango, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south. It has an area of 79,085 km2 (30,535 sq mi). Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco. [edit] Government and politicsThe Constitution of the State of Jalisco provides that the government of Jalisco, like the government of every other state in Mexico, formally consists of three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Executive power rests with the Governor of Jalisco, who is directly elected through secret ballot to a 6-year term, with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests with the Congress of Jalisco which is a unicameral legislature composed of 40 deputies. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Jalisco. [edit] Municipalities and regionsLike the rest of Mexico, the state of Jalisco is divided into municipalities (communes), most of which are named after the town that serves as the municipal seat. Unlike English-language municipalities, Mexican municipalities include both a central city or town and surrounding villages, towns and rural land. Each municipio has a municipal president. The largest municipio in Jalisco is Mezquitic. The municipalities are grouped into the following regions (regiones):[1]
[edit] DemographyThe population of Jalisco is around 6,753,114 inhabitants according to the 2005 INEGI census. The 2000 INEGI census indicates that there are about 4,000,000 people in the greater Guadalajara metropolitan area. The overall population growth rate for Jalisco in the 2000-2005 period was 1.8%, and it is estimated that the economically active population is 1,756,501 [2]
[edit] TequilaJalisco is the center of the Mexican tequila industry, and the town of Tequila, Jalisco, which gave its name to the famous liquor, is located there. The volcanic soil covering much of the state of Jalisco is particularly well suited for the cultivation of the blue agave plant, which is used as the base for tequila. [edit] MariachiThere are hypothesis about the origin of this kind of music, but the most accepted says that this music come from Cocula, Jalisco, it is unsure though. The word derivies from the french word Mariage, Wedding, because the Mariachi music was mainly played at weddings, but nowadays it is played no matter what kind of celebration is, although it is more commonly heard on the Mother's Day, Father's Day, Virgin of Guadalupe's Day, Independence Day, Revolution Day, and so on. [edit] HuicholsThe indigeneous people huichols (wirrarita or wixarita in the huichol language), live in the north of Jalisco (or the so called Los Altos). It is hard to get to the towns of Huichols, as they arere somewhat isolated because of the mountains. They call themselves wixarica, "The People," in their own language. The name Huichol comes from their name in the Nahuatl language. Their language belongs to the linguistic division of Cora-chol, from the Familie Uto-Aztec. This language is related to the nahuatl language. [edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links
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