# Zapotiltic

Zapotiltic is a town and municipality in the south region of the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It is located approximately 115 km south of Guadalajara. According to the "Conteo de Poblacion y Vivienda of 2015" the municipality had a population of 29,190.

## Toponymy

The name Zapotiltic comes from the Náhuatl words Tzápotl ('zapote') and tlíitic ('black'), meaning 'place of the black zapotes'. This name was adopted due to the abundance of this fruit in the area in the past.

## Government

The form of government is democratic and depends on the Jalisco state government and the federal government. Elections are held every three years, when the municipal president and her/his council are elected. The incumbent municipal president is Jorge Silva, a member of the Hagamos political party . They were elected in the election of 2 June 2024.
In 1936, the Municipal Palace was taken amidst shootings, blood, and fire, by command of the State Government; since the outgoing municipal president, Cayetano Vega, refused to hand over power. In addition to members of the Army, the following people participated: Julio Lares Rodríguez, president-elect; Serafín González, Maximiano Llamas, Fortunato Lares, and Aurelio Reyes, among others.
The municipality has 38 towns, the most important are: Zapotiltic (municipal seat), Arco de Cobianes (El Coahuayote), El Rincón, Tasinaxtla (La Cañada), Aserradero, Huescalapa, Villa Lázaro Cárdenas (Aserradero).

### Municipal presidents

| Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
| Aniceto Ceballos Manríquez | 1912 | | |
| José María Sánchez | 1915 | | |
| Francisco Ceballos Sánchez | 1920 | | |
| Magdaleno Torres | 1921 | | |
| Daniel Serrano García | 1923–1924 | | |
| Alberto Chávez | 1925 | | |
| Emeterio Núñez | 1926 | | |
| David Ceballos Campos | 1928 | | |
| Daniel Vargas Cuevas | 1929 | | |
| Tomás C. Salgado | 1929 | PNR | |
| Lucio Sánchez Sánchez | 1930 | PNR | |
| Benito Torres Milanés | 1931 | PNR | |
| Daniel Gutiérrez González | 1933 | PNR | |
| Cayetano Vega | 1936 | PNR | |
| Julio Lares Rodríguez | 1936 | PNR | |
| Maximiano Llamas González | 1937–1938 | PNR | |
| Trinidad Alvarado Tirado | 1939 | PRM | |
| Francisco Montañez García | 1940 | PRM | |
| José Cárdenas Ceballos | 1941 | PRM | |
| Maximiano Llamas González | 1942 | PRM | |
| Manuel Cárdenas Zepeda | 1943 | PRM | |
| Martín Juárez Gómez | 1944 | PRM | |
| Maximiano Llamas González | 1945–1946 | PRM | |
| Roberto Sánchez García | 1947 | PRI | |
| Rodolfo Gutiérrez García | 1948 | PRI | |
| José Vega Villanueva | 1949 | PRI | |
| Juan Ceballos Larios | 1950–1951 | PRI | |
| J. Isaac Mendoza Villalvazo | 1952 | PRI | |
| José Mendoza Cortés | 1953–1955 | PRI | |
| N/A | 1956–1973 | | |
| Alfredo Sánchez Vargas | 1974–1976 | PRI | |
| Salvador Farías Sánchez | 1977–1979 | PRI | |
| José Lares Casillas | 1980–1982 | PRI | |
| Santiago Moreno C. | 1982 | PRI | |
| Antonio Vega Cortés | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI | |
| Adolfo Ceja García | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI | |
| Fernando Cárdenas Tirado | 1989–1992 | PRI | |
| Roberto Flores Ramos | 1992–1995 | PRI | |
| Jorge Galván Montaño | 1995–1997 | PAN | |
| José Agustín Saavedra Iglesias | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PRI | |
| Fernando Ceballos Sánchez | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI | |
| Raúl Sánchez Sánchez | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRD | |
| Jesús Roberto Campos Fernández | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PAN | |
| Federico Sánchez Pérez | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN | |
| Ramiro Jr Farías Martínez | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI PVEM | Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| René Santiago Macías | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | PAN PRD | |
| Francisco Gerardo Sedano Vizcaíno | 01-10-2018–05-03-2021 | PAN | Applied for a temporary leave to run for reelection |
| Argelia Ochoa Rodríguez | 06-03-2021–2021 | PAN | Acting municipal president |
| Francisco Gerardo Sedano Vizcaíno | 01-10-2021–??-03-2024 | PAN | Was reelected on 06/06/2021 |
| Fernando Cárdenas Montaño | ??-03-2024–30-09-2024 | PAN | Acting municipal president |
| Jorge Irineo Silva Sánchez | 01-10-2024– | Hagamos PVEM PT Morena Futuro | Coalition "Sigamos Haciendo Historia" (Let's Keep Making History in Jalisco) |