El Grullo

El Grullo, Jalisco
Municipality and city
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
El Grullo, Jalisco
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°48′20″N 104°13′00″W / 19.80556°N 104.21667°W / 19.80556; -104.21667
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total
157.2 km2 (60.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
21,825

El Grullo is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.2 km2. It is named for a color, used for horses and grass, called grullo, used as the name of an Hacienda established there: "La Hacienda del Zacate Grullo".

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,825.[1]

In recent years, the town of El Grullo has begun expanding and now has begun to construct suburban-style housing developments on the outer limits of the town. There have also been new points of interest adding in the town center such as an obelisk, a larger city hall, and accessible WiFi throughout the town center. As of 2014, there are about 30,000 residents living in the developing city limits.

References

  1. ^ "El Grullo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.