El Arenal, Jalisco

El Arenal
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
El Arenal
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°42′N 103°37′W / 20.700°N 103.617°W / 20.700; -103.617
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
 • Town3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
21,115
 • Density188.9/km2 (489.2/sq mi)
 • Town
12,438
 • Town density3,620/km2 (9,360/sq mi)
Postal code
45350

El Arenal is a town and municipality in the state of Jalisco in central-western Mexico. El Arenal is known as the gateway to the so-called "blue agave" region in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco). The municipality has an area of approximately 111.8 square kilometres (43.2 mi2).

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 13,574.