Chiquilistlán is a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the Sierra Tapalpa mountains, at the foot of a hill called Chiquilichi, some 75 kilometres to the south-west of state capital Guadalajara.
Chiquilistlán is a municipal seat, serving as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of the same name.
Towns in the municipality The municipality has 27 towns; the most important ones are: Chiquilistlán (municipal seat), Jalpa (delegation), San José de la Peña, Comala, Cofradía de Jalpa, Los Llanitos, El Agostadero, El Limoncito, Capula, Citala, Almazalte, Limoncito, San Cristóbal, Guamúchil, Milpillas, Moralete, Agua Delgada, El Realito, El Mortero, Churinzio, and La Mora. INEGI XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda, 2000.
Government The form of government is democratic and depends on Jalisco state government, and federal government. Elections are held every three years, when the municipal president and her/his council are elected.
Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesJosé Manuel Lepe Santana01-01-1983–31-12-1985PRI Francisco Guadalupe Enríquez Michel01-01-1986–31-12-1988PRI J. Rafael Cisneros de la Torre1989–1992PRI J. Manuel Asunción Lepe Santana1992–1995PRI Antonio Corona Monroy1995–1997PRI José Luis Santana Mendoza01-01-1998–31-12-2000PRI Jaime Aguilar Castañeda01-01-2001–31-12-2003PRI Pablo Baltazar Pérez01-01-2004–31-12-2006PAN Josafat Santana Castillo 01-01-2007–31-12-2009PAN Juan Carlos Gudiño Ruelas01-01-2010–30-09-2012PRI Panal Coalition "Alliance for Jalisco"Jesús Salvador Cuenca Cisneros 01-10-2012–30-09-2015PRI PVEM Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" Carlos Alberto Corona Bayardo01-10-2015–30-09-2018PRD María Pérez Enríquez01-10-2018–30-09-2021PRI Álvaro González Alvarado01-10-2021–30-09-2024 MC On 15-03-2022 he moved to the Citizens' Movement partyÁlvaro González Alvarado 01-10-2024–MC He was reelected
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