# Zapotlanejo

20°37′22″N 103°4′8″W﻿ / ﻿20.62278°N 103.06889°W﻿ / 20.62278; -103.06889
Zapotlanejo is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
According to the 2020 census, there were 64,806 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality has a territorial extension of 718.8 km$^2$.

## Toponymy

Zapotlanejo is a hybrid word, half Nahuatl and half Spanish. The Nahuatl word "Sapote" (from Nahuatl tzapotl) is a term for a soft, edible fruit and "tlan" (place). In addition, the name of the municipality includes the Spanish ending indicating locality "ejo."

## History

The town of Zapotlán was previously known as Zapotlán de los Tecuexes, alluding to the name of its pre-Hispanic inhabitants, the Tecuexes, who established themselves in the area about 1218.
Spanish settlement in the area began around 1523. The area's Spanish settlers were subject to continuous attacks by Chichimec forces during the early colonial period.
The municipality's famous Bridge of Calderón was constructed during the government of Francisco Calderón Romero (1670–1672). The bridge was the site of the Battle of the Bridge of Calderón in 1811, which was a key battle in the Mexican War of Independence.
In 1860, republican troops led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated Leonardo Márquez near the town as he fled from Tepatitlán.
In 1824, Zapotlanejo was made capital of the Department of Tonalá. In 1825, the town was made part of the first canton of Jalisco (Guadalajara). In 1887, Zapotlanejo was part of the fourth department of the first canton of the state. The community was afforded status as a municipality by decree of April 8, 1844.
The Dos Lunas Tequila brand is produced just outside town.

## Geography
### Climate

Climate data for Zapotlanejo :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33 (91) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28 (82) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.0 (84.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9 (48) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) | 5.1 (0.2) | 5.1 (0.2) | 5.1 (0.2) | 25 (1) | 170 (6.7) | 220 (8.8) | 220 (8.6) | 150 (5.8) | 43 (1.7) | 7.6 (0.3) | 5.1 (0.2) | 870 (34.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase ||||||||||||||

## Government
### Municipal presidents

| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
| Gregorio C. Álvarez | 1915–1916 | | |
| Rosalío M. Barajas | 1916–1917 | | |
| Mariano Dávalos | 1917 | | |
| J. Rosario Orozco | 1918 | | |
| Gregorio C. Álvarez | 1918 | | |
| J. Rosario Orozco | 1918 | | |
| Gregorio C. Álvarez | 1918 | | |
| Fernando L. Hernández | 1919 | | |
| Francisco Flores | 1919 | | |
| Francisco Dávalos | 1919 | | |
| Francisco Flores | 1920 | | |
| J. Merced Reynoso | 1920 | | |
| J. Rosario Orozco | 1921 | | |
| Francisco Flores | 1921 | | |
| J. Merced Reynoso | 1922–1923 | | |
| Salvador Ruíz Gutiérrez | 1923 | | |
| Francisco Flores | 1924 | | |
| J. Trinidad Morales | 1924 | | |
| J. Jesús Flores | 1925 | | |
| Blas Hernández Ibarra | 1926 | | |
| Alfonso Cervantes | 1926 | | |
| J. Jesús Flores | 1927 | | |
| J. Rosario Orozco | 1928 | | |
| Andrés Orozco | 1928 | | |
| J. Trinidad Cervantes | 1928 | | |
| Alfonso Cervantes | 1929 | | |
| Andrés Orozco | 1929 | | |
| J. Trinidad Morales | 1929 | PNR | |
| J. Rosario Orozco | 1930 | PNR | |
| Gregorio C. Álvarez | 1930 | PNR | |
| J. Jesús Flores | 1930 | PNR | |
| J. Trinidad Morales | 1931 | PNR | |
| Pedro Flores | 1932 | PNR | |
| Francisco Robledo | 1933 | PNR | |
| Narciso D. Aceves | 1933 | PNR | |
| J. Jesús Casillas | 1934–1935 | PNR | |
| Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez | 1935–1936 | PNR | |
| J. Trinidad Casillas | 1937 | PNR | |
| Angel R. Dávalos | 1937 | PNR | |
| J. Jesús Guillén | 1938 | PRM | |
| Apolinario Pulido Velasco | 1939–1940 | PRM | |
| J. Jesús Guillén | 1941–1942 | PRM | |
| Ignacio Castellanos Borrallo | 1943 | PRM | |
| Enrique Pérez de la Torre | 1943–1944 | PRM | |
| Apolinario Pulido Velasco | 1944 | PRM | |
| Miguel Pulido Velazco | 1945–1946 | PRM PRI | |
| Apolinario Pulido Velasco | 1947–1948 | PRI | |
| Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez | 1949 | PRI | |
| Juan Francisco Ríos Morales | 1949 | PRI | |
| Leopoldo Gutiérrez González | 1950 | PRI | |
| José Víctor Sandoval Beltrán | 1951–1952 | PRI | |
| Miguel Pulido Velasco | 1953–1955 | PRI | |
| Jesús Mendoza Lomelí | 1956–1958 | PRI | |
| Florentino Padilla Castellanos | 1961 | PRI | |
| Gregorio Álvarez Dávalos | 1961 | PRI | |
| Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos | 1962–1964 | PRI | |
| J. Jesús Fernández Carranza | 1965–1967 | PRI | |
| Jorge Humberto Sánchez | 1968–1970 | PRI | |
| Victorino Gómez Sandoval | 1971–1973 | PRI | |
| J. Jesús Aguilera Fernández | 1974–1976 | PRI | |
| Rigoberto Hernández Olivares | 1977–1979 | PRI | |
| Víctor Cervantes Álvarez | 1980–1982 | PRI | |
| Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos | 1983–1985 | PRI | |
| Pablo Coronado Lomelí | 1986–1988 | PRI | |
| Héctor Macías de la Torre | 1989–1992 | PRI | |
| Sixto Apolo Cervantes Álvarez | 1992–1995 | PAN | |
| Raúl Cano Flores | 1995–1997 | PAN | |
| Martín González Jiménez | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PAN | |
| José Luis Cardona Domínguez | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PAN | |
| Roberto Marín Nuño | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI | |
| Héctor Álvarez Contreras | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PAN | |
| Juan José Jiménez Parra | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PVEM | |
| Francisco Javier Pulido Álvarez | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI PVEM | Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| Héctor Álvarez Contreras | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC | |
| Héctor Álvarez Contreras | 01-10-2018–14-05-2021 | MC | He applied for a temporary leave, to solve personal matters |
| Sandra Julia Castellón Rodríguez | 14-05-2021–17-05-2021 | MC | Acting municipal president |
| Héctor Álvarez Contreras | 17-05-2021–30-09-2021 | MC | Resumed |
| Gonzalo Álvarez Barragán | 01-10-2021– | Morena | |

## Culture

* Parque Festival México theme park.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Zapotlanejo is twinned with:
* Chanco, Chile
* Racine, United States
* San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba