Map of San José del Castillo, Mexico

San José del Castillo is a city in Jalisco, Mexico, with a population of about 39,246. It lies at 20.5141°N, 103.2380°W. San José del Castillo is about 446 km (277 mi) west of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tonalá, 12 km to the north.

San José del Castillo at a glance

Where is San José del Castillo?

• The 15th 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 San José del Castillo

• Tonalá — 12 km north
• Hacienda Santa Fe — 15 km west
• Tlaquepaque — 15 km north
• Guadalajara — 23 km northwest
• Zapopan — 28 km northwest
• Tala — 51 km west
• Ocotlán — 52 km east
• Tepatitlán de Morelos — 60 km northeast
• Sahuayo de Morelos — 74 km southeast
• La Barca — 76 km east

Largest cities in Jalisco

• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629
• 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

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
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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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.