Chapala Municipality

municipality in the State of Jalisco, Mexico
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_mexico Q5260647
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Chapala Municipality

Summary

Chapala Municipality is a municipality of Mexico[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of municipality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #13 of 1,832).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chapala Municipality is located in Jalisco[3].
  • Chapala Municipality is in the country of Mexico[4].
  • Chapala Municipality is on the body of water Lake Chapala[5].
  • Chapala Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Mexico[6].
  • Chapala Municipality's capital is recorded as Chapala[7].
  • Chapala Municipality's postal code is recorded as 45900−45946[8].
  • Chapala Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Chapala Municipality[9].
  • Chapala Municipality's licence plate code is recorded as 14[10].
  • Chapala Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[11].
  • Chapala Municipality's local dialing code is recorded as 376[12].
  • July 22, 1939 marks the founding of Chapala Municipality[13].
  • Chapala Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20.283333333333335, 'lon': -103.21666666666667}[14].
  • Chapala Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.chapala.gob.mx/[15].
  • Chapala Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+48839'}[16].
  • Chapala Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+55196'}[17].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as Chapala[18].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as Ajijic[19].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as Atotonilquillo[20].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as San Antonio Tlayacapan[21].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as Santa Cruz de la Soledad[22].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as San Nicolás de Ibarra[23].
  • Chapala Municipality's contains settlement is recorded as El Jagüey[24].
  • Chapala Municipality's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chapala'}[25].
  • Chapala Municipality's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chapala'}[26].
  • Chapala Municipality sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1576'}[27].

Body

Geography

Chapala Municipality is in the country of Mexico[4]. It is located in Jalisco[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Chapala[5].

Physical Characteristics

Chapala Municipality covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+630'}[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1576'}[27] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1809'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+48839'}[16] and {'amount': '+55196'}[17].

Designation and Status

Chapala Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Mexico[6].

History and Context

July 22, 1939 marks the founding of Chapala Municipality[13].

Why It Matters

Chapala Municipality ranks in the top 0.71% of municipality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #13 of 1,832).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Q12013. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . micodigopostal.org. micodigopostal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . inafed.gob.mx. inafed.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Censo de México de 2010. inegi.org.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. inegi.org.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. inegi.org.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Chapala
    Instance of municipality of Mexico
    Country Mexico
    Contains settlement Chapala, Ajijic, Atotonilquillo +4
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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