La Barca Municipality

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Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality in Jalisco

20°17′N 102°34′W / 20.283°N 102.567°W / 20.283; -102.567Country

MexicoStateJaliscoArea

• Municipality418.2 km² (161.5 sq mi) • Town11.83 km² (4.57 sq mi)Population

(2020 census)^[1]

• Municipality67,937 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi) • town

38,780 • town density3,300/km² (8,500/sq mi) •

=Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

La Barca is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is one of twenty five municipalities that make up the state of Jalisco. It's located in the Ciénega region, and encompasses 37,948 kilometers squared. The 2020 Census counted 67,937 inhabitants.

It is located on the north banks of the Lerma River, on the state border between Jalisco and Michoacán. 20°17′N 102°34′W / 20.283°N 102.567°W / 20.283; -102.567

During pre-hispanic times, the region carried the name Chicunahutenco, meaning the edge of the nine waters. Being located on the road to Guadalajara, travelers during colonial times had to cross a ferry at this site, in order to cross the Lerma River. In order to accommodate travelers, the establishment of a settlement was thus decreed by the Spanish authorities.