# Zacoalco de Torres

Zacoalco de Torres, formerly Zacoalco (Nahuatl languages: Tzacoalco; "place of closed water"), is a town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km$^2$. It is the primary production region of the equipal-style wood and pigskin furniture.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 30,528.

## Geography

The municipality covers an area of 479.1 km$^2$. To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lake Chapala.

### Climate

Climate data for Zacoalco de Torres (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38 (100) | 41 (106) | 42 (108) | 42 (108) | 44 (111) | 40 (104) | 42 (108) | 40 (104) | 49 (120) | 39 (102) | 38 (100) | 37.5 (99.5) | 49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 0 (32) | 1 (34) | 5 (41) | 2 (36) | 5 (41) | 6 (43) | 5 (41) | 5 (41) | 1.3 (34.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 1 (34) | 0 (32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) | 5.2 (0.20) | 1.9 (0.07) | 0.5 (0.02) | 9.8 (0.39) | 68.9 (2.71) | 105.4 (4.15) | 81.0 (3.19) | 83.8 (3.30) | 31.2 (1.23) | 6.7 (0.26) | 1.9 (0.07) | 403.7 (15.89) |
| Average precipitation days | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36.9 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ||||||||||||||

## Economy
### Industry

* Centro Logístico de Jalisco (Opened in 2015)
* Almería

## Government
### Municipal presidents

| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
| Fernando Basulto Limón | 1927 | | |
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1928 | | |
| Francisco Hernández | 1929 | PNR | |
| Fernando Basulto Limón | 1930 | PNR | |
| Germán Basulto Limón | 1931–1932 | PNR | |
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1933 | PNR | |
| Daniel Frías | 1934 | PNR | |
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1935–1936 | PNR | |
| Sotero Ortega | 1937–1938 | PNR PRM | |
| Germán Basulto Limón | 1939 | PRM | |
| Sotero Ortega | 1940 | PRM | |
| Antonio Ruiz | 1941–1942 | PRM | |
| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1943–1944 | PRM | |
| Antonio Ruiz Valencia | 1945 | PRM | |
| Luis García Villegas | 1946–1947 | PRI | |
| Pedro Alcaraz | 1948 | PRI | |
| Martín Velázquez Granados | 1949–1952 | PRI | |
| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1953–1955 | PRI | |
| Juan Camberos Flores | 1956 | PRI | |
| José Díaz de los Santos | 1957 | PRI | |
| Magdaleno Magallanes Madrigal | 1958 | PRI | |
| Pedro Madrigal Castillo | 1959 | PRI | |
| David Encarnación Ortega | 1960–1961 | PRI | |
| Salvador Reynoso Madrigal | 1962 | PRI | |
| Silvino Álvarez Barragán | 1963–1964 | PRI | |
| Rodolfo Jiménez Barragán | 1965–1967 | PRI | |
| Fernando Verónica Ocampo | 1968–1970 | PRI | |
| Rodolfo Jiménez Bonilla | 1971–1973 | PRI | |
| Salvador Azpeitia Cárdenas | 1974–1976 | PRI | |
| José Toscano Figueroa | 1977–1979 | PRI | |
| Juan González Castro | 1980–1982 | PRI | |
| Pedro Uribe Aceves | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI | |
| José Reynoso Madrigal | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI | |
| Miguel Mario Méndez Monje | 1989–1992 | Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ) | |
| Francisco Contreras Díaz | 1992–1995 | PRI | |
| Alfredo Escobar Ruiz | 1995–1997 | PRD | |
| Braulio Gómez Cortés | 01-01-1998–15-10-1998 | PRI | Passed away in office, on 15 October 1998 |
| J. Jesús Gómez Ortiz | 16-10-1998–1999 | PRI | Acting municipal president |
| Salomé Velázquez Ibarra President of the Municipal Council | 1999–31-12-2000 | PRI | |
| Ricardo Gómez Cortés | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI | |
| José Gutiérrez Anguiano | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI | |
| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI | |
| Simón Fernando Llamas Bañuelos | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN | |
| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI PVEM | Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| Luis Fernando Solórzano Madrigal | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC | |
| Javier Jiménez Álvarez | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI | |
| Hilda Cachux Andrade | 01-10-2021–30-09-2024 | Morena | |