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Zapopan

Jalisco · Mexico
City population
1,476,491
#9
in Mexico
#1
in Jalisco
#326
worldwide
Mexico CityZapopan
20.721, -103.387 · 468 km from Mexico City
City population
1,476,491
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#9
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#326
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
1.1%
of the national population

About Zapopan

At 1,565 m elevation, Zapopan is the largest city in Jalisco with 1,476,491 residents. It accounts for 1.1% of Mexico's national population and stands 468 km from Mexico City. Guadalajara lies 6 km away with a population of 1,385,629; other nearby cities include Tlaquepaque at 13 km (650,123 residents) and Tonalá at 19 km (408,759 residents).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Mexico
#9of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Jalisco
#1of 47
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mexico
Region
Jalisco
Rank in region
#1of 47
Distance to capital
468 km
to Mexico City
Elevation
1,565 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.721, -103.387
Record updated
2025-06-12
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 Mexico

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

6KMGuadalajara1.39M people13KMTlaquepaque650K people18KMCoyula30K people19KMTonalá409K people20KMLas Pintitas27K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Zapopan1.48M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zapopan compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Zapopan1.48M

Zapopan Population FAQ

What is the population of Zapopan?

Zapopan has a city population of 1,476,491. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zapopan?

Zapopan is in Jalisco, Mexico, 468 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 20.721, -103.387.

How big is Zapopan compared with other cities in Mexico?

It is the 9th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 1.1% of the national population.

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