Mascota
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.
Mascota, Jalisco | |
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Municipality and City | |
 Image of Mascota, Jalisco. | |
 Coat of arms | |
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  Mascota, Jalisco Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dra. Sarah Castillon Ochoa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 14,045 |
| Postal Code | 46900 |
| Area code(s) | 388 |
| Website | http://www.mascota.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html |
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 (1.1) |
16 (0.6) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
7 (0.3) |
156 (6.1) |
275 (10.8) |
275 (10.8) |
200 (7.9) |
93 (3.7) |
9 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
1,076 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 108 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Mascota". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- "Mascota, Mexico Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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