Zamora-Jacona: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Zamora-Jacona: The 2024 Economic Census counted 10,894 business establishments (economic units) in Zamora-Jacona (Zamora municipality) in 2023, 48th fewest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 10,554 in the 2019 census (up 3.2%).
- Health in Zamora-Jacona: 34.7% of residents of Zamora-Jacona (Zamora municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 14th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
- Education in Zamora-Jacona: In the 2020 census 6.0% of residents of Zamora-Jacona (Zamora municipality) aged 15 and over could not read or write, 13th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 8.4%.
- Poverty and living standards in Zamora-Jacona: CONEVAL estimated that 44.0% of people in Zamora-Jacona (Zamora municipality), 88,279 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 28th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
- Government budget and revenue in Zamora-Jacona: The municipal government of Zamora took in MXN 844.97 million in 2024, about MXN 4,125 per resident counted in 2020, 11th lowest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 608.92 million (current pesos).
What is the population of Zamora-Jacona?
The municipality of Zamora, the largest in the Zamora-Jacona urban area, had 204,860 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 48th smallest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 10.1% more than the 186,102 counted in 2010.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow fast is Zamora-Jacona growing?
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Zamora-Jacona (Zamora municipality) changed by +10.1%, 46th slowest growth of 107 Mexican cities on this site; Mexico as a whole grew 12.2%.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyWho runs Zamora-Jacona?
In Mexico, cities and towns are run by states: Governor (head of government in Mexico City) elected for one six-year term; single-chamber state congress. Own constitutions, courts and laws; police, education and health shared with the federation.
How local power works in Mexico
Cities of a similar size in Mexico
- Poza Rica 339,591
- San Martín Texmelucan 339,409
- Minatitlán 322,253
- La Paz 310,603
- Campeche 309,791
- San Juan del Río 297,804
- Salamanca 273,417
- Heroica Nogales 264,782
- Ciudad Del Carmen 248,845
- Fresnillo 240,532
- Chetumal 233,648
- San Cristóbal de las Casas 215,874
- Silao 203,556
- San Luis Rio Colorado 199,021
- Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 196,003
- Guanajuato 194,500
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 and 2019 (reference years 2023 and 2018), SAIC query: economic units, persons employed, pay, gross output, value added and investment by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-totals-2018-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 47e3a4e8a9f4…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Estadística de Finanzas Públicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM): municipal revenue and spending 2021-2025, tabulado interactivo EFIPEM_2 (request body saved as efipem-2-municipal-2021-2025.request.json; 2025 preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aacb09030136…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)
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