Zapopan
Zapopan | |
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City and municipality | |
Monumento del Maíz Zapopan Municipal Hall Andares Shopping Mall Puerta de Hierro Residences | |
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Coat of arms | |
Zapopan in Jalisco | |
Zapopan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°43′13″N 103°23′31″W / 20.72028°N 103.39194°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Founded | 8 December 1541 |
| Founded as | Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de Tzapopan |
| Municipal Status | 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Juan José Frangie Saade |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 893.15 km2 (344.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,571 m (5,154 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Municipality | 1,476,491 |
| • Rank | 1st in Jalisco 7th in Mexico 16th in North America |
| • Density | 1,620/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 1,257,547 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 45010 |
| Area code | 33 |
| Demonym | Zapopano |
| Website | (in Spanish) Municipal official site |
Zapopan (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [saˈpopan]) is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. Zapopan is the most populous municipality in the state of Jalisco.
Zapopan is notable for the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, which houses a 16th-century image of the Virgin Mary. The statue has been recognized by various popes and was visited by Pope John Paul II. The municipality is also home to the Centro Cultural Universitario as well as the Estadio Akron, C.D. Guadalajara's official stadium.
The name Zapopan means "among the sapote trees". It derives from the Nahuatl word tzapotl "sapote" with the addition of the locative suffix -pan. The municipality was historically known as 'ex Villa Maicera' (former corn village) due to its past prominence in corn production. The municipal seal, designed by José Trinidad Laris in 1941, commemorates the 400th anniversary of Zapopan's founding.