Map of Zapopan, Mexico

Zapopan is a city in Jalisco, Mexico, with a population of about 1,476,491. It lies at 20.7236°N, 103.3848°W. Zapopan is about 467 km (290 mi) west of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guadalajara, 6 km to the south.

Zapopan at a glance

Where is Zapopan?

• The 9th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The largest city in Jalisco on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 52 min on the shortest day to 13 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zapopan

• Guadalajara — 6 km south
• Tlaquepaque — 13 km southeast
• Tonalá — 19 km southeast
• Hacienda Santa Fe — 23 km south
• San José del Castillo — 28 km southeast
• Tala — 34 km west
• Tepatitlán de Morelos — 65 km east
• Ameca — 71 km west
• Ocotlán — 76 km southeast
• La Barca — 100 km southeast

Largest cities in Jalisco

• 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
• 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
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629
• Mérida — 1,201,000

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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.