Mascota
| Mascota, Jalisco | |
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| — Municipality and City — | |
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 Mascota, Jalisco
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| Coordinates: 20°22′50″N 104°49′20″W / 20.38056°N 104.82222°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Castillon Lopez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 104,045 |
| Postal Code | 46900 |
| Area code(s) | 388 |
| Website | http://www.mascota.jalisco.gob.mx/Site/Inicio.html |
Mascota is a town and municipality in Jalisco, in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 1,591.63 km². The municipality has smaller villages such as "Tecuani" & "La plata"; both a couple miles away. Mascota is surrounded by roads and pine covered mountains and is a usual stop on the road to "Talpa De Allende" or Puerto Vallarta.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,045.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for La Mascota, Mexico | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24.8 (76.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.29 (66.83) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
11 (52) |
13.9 (57.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.14) |
30 (1.18) |
40 (1.57) |
53 (2.09) |
91 (3.58) |
248 (9.76) |
210 (8.27) |
154 (6.06) |
163 (6.42) |
114 (4.49) |
37 (1.46) |
29 (1.14) |
1,198 (47.16) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 177 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Mascota". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "La Mascota, Mexico Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
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