Quila, Jalisco
Encyclopedia
Quila, also known as Quila el Grande, is rural
town in the municipality of Tecolotlán
in the Mexican State of Jalisco
. La Sierra de Quila
, a nearby mountain range, was named after the town.
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
town in the municipality of Tecolotlán
Tecolotlán
Tecolotlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 795.55 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,984.-History:...
in the Mexican State of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. La Sierra de Quila
La Sierra de Quila
The Sierra de Quila, which in English means "The Quila Mountain Range", is a forested nature reserve in Jalisco; located 45 miles southwest of Guadalajara...
, a nearby mountain range, was named after the town.
Population
As of the INEGI census of 2005, there were 1,023 people residing in Quila. 492 of them being male, and 531 of them being female.External links
- http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/quila-quila-el-grande/
- http://galileo.inegi.gob.mx/CubexConnector/validaDatos.do?geograficaE=140880025 - Population of Quila