Map of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Guadalajara is the administrative centre of Jalisco, Mexico, with a population of about 1,385,629. It lies at 20.6668°N, 103.3918°W. Guadalajara is about 466 km (290 mi) west of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zapopan, 6 km to the north.

Guadalajara at a glance

Where is Guadalajara?

• The 10th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Jalisco on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 53 min on the shortest day to 13 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Guadalajara

• Zapopan — 6 km north
• Tlaquepaque — 11 km east
• Hacienda Santa Fe — 17 km south
• Tonalá — 17 km east
• San José del Castillo — 23 km southeast
• Tala — 32 km west
• Tepatitlán de Morelos — 67 km east
• Ameca — 69 km west
• Ocotlán — 73 km southeast
• Sahuayo de Morelos — 98 km southeast

Largest cities in Jalisco

• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Tlaquepaque — 650,123
• Tonalá — 408,759
• Puerto Vallarta — 224,166
• Ciudad Guzmán — 111,975
• Lagos de Moreno — 98,206
• Tepatitlán de Morelos — 91,959
• Hacienda Santa Fe — 86,935
• Ocotlán — 83,769
• Arandas — 52,175

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Mérida — 1,201,000

Map of Mexico and all its cities →

Other places named Guadalajara

• Guadalajara — Castille-La Mancha, Spain

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.