Map of Zacatecas, Mexico

Zacatecas is the administrative centre of Zacatecas, Mexico, with a population of about 129,011. It lies at 22.7684°N, 102.5814°W. Zacatecas is about 516 km (321 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guadalupe, 7 km to the east.

Zacatecas at a glance

Where is Zacatecas?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 44 min on the shortest day to 13 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zacatecas

• Guadalupe — 7 km east
• Jerez de García Salinas — 44 km west
• Fresnillo — 55 km northwest
• Jesús María — 93 km south
• Aguascalientes — 103 km south
• Lagos de Moreno — 170 km southeast
• San Juan de los Lagos — 171 km south
• León de los Aldama — 205 km southeast
• Purísima de Bustos — 206 km south
• San Francisco del Rincón — 209 km south

Largest cities in Zacatecas

• Guadalupe — 170,029
• Fresnillo — 143,281
• Jerez de García Salinas — 43,064

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.