Chapala, Jalisco

Chapala
Municipality and town
Coat of arms
Municipality location in Jalisco
Chapala Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°18′19″N 103°11′5″W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Area
• Total	385.58 km2 (148.87 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	50,738
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central (US Central))
Website	‹See Tfd›(in Spanish) Official site

Chapala is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest freshwater lake. According to the 2015 census, its population is 50,738 for the municipality.^[1] The municipality includes about 10,000 in the town of Ajijic.

Geography

Chapala is 28 miles (45 km) south-southeast of Guadalajara, on Mexico Highway 44. It is located at 20°2