Mascota

Mascota, Jalisco
Municipality and City
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Mascota, Jalisco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W / 20.523510306°N 104.788623111°W / 20.523510306; -104.788623111Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W / 20.523510306°N 104.788623111°W / 20.523510306; -104.788623111
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Government
 • Mayor Miguel Castillon Lopez
Area
 • Total 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi)
Elevation 1,268 m (4,160 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 104,045
Postal Code 46900
Area code(s) 388
Website http://www.mascota.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html

Mascota is a town and municipality in Jalisco, in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 1,591.63 km². The municipality has smaller villages such as Tecuani and La Plata, both a couple miles away. Mascota is surrounded by roads and pine-covered mountains and is a usual stop on the road to Talpa De Allende or Puerto Vallarta.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,045.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Mascota
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 8
(46)		 8
(46)		 8
(46)		 10
(50)		 13
(55)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 17
(63)		 12
(54)		 9
(48)		 13
(56)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.14)		 16
(0.63)		 2
(0.08)		 1
(0.04)		 7
(0.28)		 156
(6.14)		 275
(10.83)		 275
(10.83)		 200
(7.87)		 93
(3.66)		 9
(0.35)		 13
(0.51)		 1,076
(42.36)
Average precipitation days 4 3 1 1 1 13 24 24 23 10 2 2 108
Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mascota". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Mascota, Mexico Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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