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Definition: Jalisco from The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide

State of Mexico, on the Pacific; area 80,137 sq km/ 30,941 sq mi; population (2014 est) 7,838,000. Its capital is Guadalajara. The state consists of wet, forested coastal lowland, which is separated by the Sierra Madre Occidental from an arid interior plateau. It is an important mining centre and silver, gold, mercury, and copper are mined. Cereals, tobacco, sugar-cane, and cotton are farmed and industries include the manufacture of textiles and cement.


Jalisco

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(hälē'skō), state (1990 pop. 5,302,689), 31,152 sq mi (80,684 sq km), W Mexico, bounded on the west by the Pacific. Guadalajara is the capital. Jalisco is dominated by the southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the western extremity of the chain of volcanic mountains extending across central Mexico, including Colima , one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico. The hot, tropical plains of the coast are broken by spurs of the Sierra, and most of the eastern part of the state lies within the central plateau. In the central part of Jalisco is an intermontane basin containing Lake Chapala , Mexico's largest lake; it is drained by the Lerma-Santiago system. Because of the variety of climate, landform, and elevation, nearly every kind of fruit and vegetable grows somewhere in Jalisco. Corn and wheat from the central plateau make it known as the “granary of Mexico”; rice and wheat are grown in the south; and the mountains yield timber and minerals (especially iron, silver, some gold, …
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(hälē'skō), state (1990 pop. 5,302,689), 31,152 sq mi (80,684 sq km), W Mexico, bounded on the west by the Pacific. Guadalajara is the capital. Jalisco is dominated by the southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the western extremity of the chain of volcanic mountains extending across…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
State, west-central Mexico . Area: 31,211 sq mi (80,836 sq km). Population: (2010) 7,350,682. Capital: Guadalajara . The Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range traverses the state, separating the Pacific coast from a high plateau region. The Sierra Madre region is largely volcanic, and earthquakes…
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Full text Article Seated figure, Jalisco Culture (ceramic)

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Seated figure, Jalisco Culture (ceramic)
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Full text Article Toy man and cart, from Jalisco (braided corn husks)

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Toy man and cart, from Jalisco (braided corn husks)
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Full text Article Colima, state, Mexico

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(kōlē'mä), state (1990 pop. 428,510), 2,010 sq mi (5,206 sq km), SW Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. The capital is Colima ; the port is Manzanillo . The second smallest in population and one of the smallest in area of the Mexican states, Colima is wedged between Jalisco, which nearly surrounds it, and…
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