El Cobre is a rural town in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
San Martín de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
. The town is in between the towns of
Lagunillas and
Mesa del Cobre, in
Sierra de Quila, Jalisco's second-largest forest reserve. The population was 51 according to the 2020 census.
The town is topographically settled on top of a
mesa
A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge, or hill, bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and standing distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks, such as shales, capped by a ...
with deposits of
copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...
, hence its name of ''El Cobre'', meaning "the copper".
References
External links
PueblosAmerica.com - El Cobre
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Populated places in Jalisco