page_title: Zapopan
hierarchical_section_title: Zapopan
caption_attribution_description: Español: Municipio de Jalisco. Elaboración propia con el programa QGIS versión 2.8.2 Wien y con información del SCINCE 2010 versión 05/2013 English: Municipality of Jalisco. Prepared with the software QGIS version 2.8.2 Wien &amp; with information of SCINCE 2010 version 05/2013
context_page_description: Zapopan is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of Guadalajara proper. It is best known as being the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin Mary which was made in the 16th century. This image has been credited with a number of miracles and has been recognized by popes and even visited by Pope John Paul II. The municipality is also the home of the Centro Cultural Universitario, which contains one of the most important concert venues in Latin America and is the home of the new stadium for the C.D. Guadalajara.
  The name Zapopan means "among the sapote trees". It derives from the Nahuatl word tzapotl "sapote" with the addition of the locative suffix -pan. It also has the nickname of “ex Villa Maicera”, as it used to be a major producer of corn. Its seal was designed by José Trinidad Laris in 1941 for the 400th anniversary of the city's founding.
context_section_description: Zapopan ([saˈpopan]) is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of Guadalajara proper. It is best known as being the home of the Virgin of Zapopan, an image of the Virgin Mary which was made in the 16th century. This image has been credited with a number of miracles and has been recognized by popes and even visited by Pope John Paul II.  The municipality is also the home of the Centro Cultural Universitario, which contains one of the most important concert venues in Latin America  and is the home of the new stadium for the C.D. Guadalajara.
  The name Zapopan means "among the sapote trees". It derives from the Nahuatl word tzapotl "sapote" with the addition of the locative suffix -pan. It also has the nickname of “ex Villa Maicera” ("former Corn Village"), as it used to be a major producer of corn.  Its seal was designed by José Trinidad Laris in 1941 for the 400th anniversary of the city's founding.
caption: Location of the municipality in Jalisco
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