Jalisco

Jalisco (Spaingie pronunciation: [xaˈlisko]) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Jalisco) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Deestrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is locatit in Wastren Mexico an dividit in 125 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Guadalajara. It is ane o the mair important states in Mexico acause o its naitural resoorces as well as its history. Mony o the characteristic traits o Mexican cultur, pairticularly ootside Mexico, are oreeginally frae Jalisco, sic as mariachi, ranchera muisic, tequila, jaripeo, etc. Economically, it is ranked third in the kintra, wi industries centred in the Guadalajara metropolitan aurie, the seicont lairgest metropolitan aurie in Mexico. The state is hame tae twa significant indigenous populations, the Huichols an the Nahuas. Thare is an aw a significant foreign population, maistly retirees frae the Unitit States an Canadae, livin in the Lake Chapala an Puerto Vallarta auries. Banner The Banner o Jalisco (Spainyie: Bandera de Jalisco) is a vertical bicolour o blue an yellae wi the naitional coat o airms chairged in the centre. Blue an yellae are the colours o the New Galicie. The central emblem is coat o airms o Jalisco. References Freemit airtins Congress o the State (in Spaingie) Jalisco Mexico Jalisco Social Steid Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie) State Govrenment (in Spaingie) Supreme Court o Jalisco Archived 2011-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)