Mesa del Cobre is a town in the municipality of
San Martín de Hidalgo in the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
, approximately 2 hours southwest of
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
. The population was 44 according to the 2020 census.
Toponymics
The official name of Mesa del Cobre (meaning “The Copper Mesa” ) comes from its copper-orange colored soil. The town sits on top of a
mesa, hence the name ''Mesa del Cobre''. The nearest communities to Mesa del Cobre are
El Cobre and
Lagunillas, which reside 2 kilometers to the east.
The population of Mesa del Cobre is about 50 as of 2005. The city was founded in 1890 by land settlers in nearby cities looking for farm land. The town used to be a forest until it was settled in 1890.
Economy
Most of its economy depends on agriculture. 90% of it is the export of
agave for the production of
tequila,
sábila and
corn
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...
.
Tourism
The
Cerro El Huehuentón
The Cerro El Huehuentón ( nah, Huēhuēntōn "little old man") is the highest peak of the Sierra de Quila; it stands at 8,298 ft above sea level. El Huehuentón is located at about a 30-minute drive from Lagunillas, the largest population e ...
(8399 ft.) is the highest elevated point in the
Sierra de Quila
Sierra de Quila, officially the Sierra de Quila Flora and Fauna Protection Area, is a Mexican Flora and Fauna Protection Area in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It has an area of 15,193 hectares, and is located within six municipalities: San Martín ...
that surrounds the town and is visited by more than 500 people a year.
References
External links
*http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/mesa-del-cobre/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110617085747/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/jalisco/
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Populated places in Jalisco