San Patricio, also known as Melaque, is an urban locality in
Cihuatlán
Cihuatlán is a coastal municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Its main city is also named Cihuatlán.
Etymology
The word Cihuatlán is compounded of two words of Nahuatl origin, a language spoken in central Mexico since the seventh centu ...
, Jalisco, Mexico. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 6,958.
Geography
San Patricio is located on the southern coast 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 ...
, about 4 kilometers northwest of
Barra de Navidad
Barra de Navidad is a small town located on the western coastline of the Mexican state of Jalisco. It belongs to the municipality of Cihuatlán. The town population was 4,266 according to the 2020 census.
Barra de Navidad ("Christmas Sandbar") ...
. It is bounded by Laguna del Tule to the east. Its average elevation is 12 meters above the sea level.
Climate
San Patricio has a
Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...
(Aw). It sees the least rainfall in April, with an average precipitation of 0.5 mm; and the most in September, with an average precipitation of 190.2 mm.
External links
San Patrico - Melaque, Jalisco
References
Populated places in Jalisco
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