Zapotitlán de Vadillo is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 km2.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,345.
The indigenous inhabitants of this area originally spoke the extinct, unclassified Zapoteco and Otomi languages. During the colonial era it was part of the province of Amula.
Government The form of government is democratic. The municipal president and the rest of the councilors with a relative majority, as well as those with proportional representation, are elected every three years by free and universal suffrage of citizens over 18 years of age in full exercise of their political rights.
Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesBenjamín E. Mora 1901Francisco E. Álvarez1902Anacleto Álvarez1903J. Benjamín Navarro1904J. Jesús Sahagún1905Francisco Paulino1906–1908Francisco Álvarez1909Dionisio Aranda1910Ladislao Magaña1911Marciano Álvarez1912Francisco Corona1913–1916Francisco Bejarano1917Melesio de la Cruz1918–1920N/A1921–1928Salvador Velasco1929–1930PNR J. Trinidad Nieves1931PNR J. Concepción Badillo1932PNR Amado Ortega M.1933–1935PNR J. Jesús R. Villa1935–1939PNR Ramón Nava Ruiz1940–1942PRM Ramón Cárdenas Cárdenas1943–1946PRM Ramón Nava Ruiz1947–1949PRI Alfonso Michel Corona1950–1952PRI Alfredo Velasco Navarro01-01-1953–31-12-1955PRI Rafael Zepeda Martínez01-01-1956–31-12-1958PRI Ramón Nava Ruiz01-01-1959–31-12-1961PRI Ángel Villalvazo Navarro01-01-1962–31-12-1964PRI Pablo Rodríguez Alejándrez01-01-1965–31-12-1967PRI Alfredo Velasco Navarro01-01-1968–31-12-1970PRI Ángel Villalvazo Navarro01-01-1971–31-12-1973PRI Antonio Corona Jiménez01-01-1974–31-12-1976PRI J. Refugio de la Cruz López01-01-1977–31-12-1979PRI José de León María01-01-1980–31-12-1982PRI Pascual Peña Nava01-01-1983–31-12-1985PRI Enrique Nava Vadillo01-01-1986–31-12-1988PRI José Solano Villalvazo1989–1992PRI Sergio Bejarano Dávalos1992–1995PRI Adolfo Velasco de la Cruz1995–1997PRI Alfonso Arias Velasco01-01-1998–31-12-2000PRI Rogelio González Álvarez01-01-2001–31-12-2003PRI Rogelio Nava Magaña01-01-2004–31-12-2006PAN Alfonso Arias Velasco 01-01-2007–31-12-2009PRI Mario Gálvez Barreto01-01-2010–30-09-2012PAN José María Velasco de la Cruz 01-10-2012–30-09-2015PRI PVEM Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" Alfonso Arias Velasco01-10-2015–30-09-2018PRI Ma. Guadalupe Díaz Blanco01-10-2018–05-03-2021PAN PRD MC She applied for a temporary leave to run for reelection, which she didn't getRubén García Mejía06-03-2021–2021PAN PRD MC Acting municipal presidentMa. Guadalupe Díaz Blanco2021–30-09-2021PAN PRD MC Resumed, to finish her trienniumJosé Cruz Arias Reyes01-10-2021–PRI
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