About Zacatecas
Zacatecas is a city in Zacatecas, Mexico with a population of 129,011. It is the 123rd largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 4,435th largest worldwide. It lies 516 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 11
Elevation
2,480 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
22.768, -102.581
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.