Back Chapala (munisipyo) CEB Chapala Esperanto Municipio de Chapala Spanish Chapala (udalerria) Basque Chapala Italian ჩაპალა (ხალისკო) Georgian Chapala (gemeente) Dutch Chapala Portuguese Chapala SCO Opština Chapala, Jalisco Serbo-Croatian
Chapala | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.png) Municipality location in Jalisco | |
  Chapala Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′19″N 103°11′5″W / 20.30528°N 103.18472°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 630 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| • Town | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 55,196 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Town | 24,352 |
| • Town density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central (US Central)) |
| Website | (in Spanish) Official site |
Chapala (Spanish: [tʃaˈpala] ) is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake. According to the 2015 census, its population is 50,738 for the municipality.[2] The municipality includes about 11,000 in the town of Ajijic.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Chapala municipality with localities
- ^ "Información por entidad – División municipal". INEGI.org.mx. Retrieved 15 December 2018.