Mascota

Municipality and town in Jalisco, MexicoMascota, JaliscoMunicipality and town Top: View of Mascota; middle:Ruins of "La Preciosa Sangre" Temple (left) and Juanacatlán Lagoon (right); bottom: Parish of Our Lady of Remedios (left) and Mascota Main Plaza (right). Coat of armsMascota, JaliscoLocation in MexicoCoordinates: 20°31′24.6371″N 104°47′19.0432″W / 20.523510306°N 104.788623111°W / 20.523510306; -104.788623111Country MexicoStateJaliscoGovernment • MayorDra. Sarah Castillon OchoaArea • Total1,843 km2 (712 sq mi) • Town3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)Elevation1,268 m (4,160 ft)Population (2020 census) • Total14,451 • Density7.841/km2 (20.31/sq mi) • Town9,272 • Town density2,760/km2 (7,150/sq mi)Postal Code46900Area code388Websitehttp://www.mascota.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html Mascota is a town and municipality in Jalisco, in central-western Mexico, part of the Costa-Sierra Occidental Region. The municipality covers an area of 1,843 km2. The name Mascota comes from the root "Amaxacotlán", which means "place of deer and colubrids". The municipality has smaller villages such as Tecuani and 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 2020, the municipality had a total population of 14,451.