La Huerta, Jalisco
La Huerta | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
| Coordinates: 19°29′N 104°39′W / 19.483°N 104.650°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| • Town | 4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 23,258 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Town | 7,954 |
| • Town density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
La Huerta is a town and municipality in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 2,011 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 20,161.
Its inhabitants, before the arrival of the Spaniards, were from Mazatlan. The first settlement of this town was on the hill that is west of what is now La Huerta, within a palm of coquito oil and next to an eye of water.