Guadalajara

cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico

Guadalajara, city, capital of Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies roughly in the centre of the state, in the Atemajac Valley near the Río Grande de Santiago, at an elevation of about 5,100 feet (1,550 metres). Its climate is dry and mild except for the rainy season, which extends from July to mid-September. Pop. (2010) 1,495,182; metro. area, 4,434,878; (2020) 1,385,621; metro. area, 5,268,642.