Arandas, Jalisco

Arandas
—  Municipality and town  —
Municipality of Arandas in Jalisco
Arandas Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°42′N 102°48′W / 20.7°N 102.8°W / 20.7; -102.8
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Area
- Municipality and town	1,238.02 km2 (478 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Municipality and town	80,193
- Metro	46,099
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Arandas is a municipio (municipality) of the Mexican state of Jalisco, located in the 'Los Altos ' region in the eastern part of the state. Arandas is also the name of the municipality's main township and the center of the municipal government. It is approximately 2 hours east of Guadalajara. The city is named after the French city of Arandas, or Spanish name is Aranda.

The population of the town of Arandas was 46,099 as of the census of 2005. The town's main plaza is named Plaza Hidalgo after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, father of Mexico's war of independence. The municipality's population as of the census of 2005 was 80,193 and its area was 1,238.02 km² (478 sq mi); however, both of these figures have been significantly reduced since 2007 with the creation of the municipality of San Ignacio Cerro Gordo from the western part of what was formerly part of the Arandas municipality. San Ignacio Cerro Gordo was the second-largest community in the municipality before the split, with a population of 9,485 inhabitants, but the largest remaining community besides the city of Arandas is Santa María del Valle, with a population of 3,902 inhabitants.

Tequila production

Arandas is the main tequila production center in the Los Altos region, one of the two main tequila producing regions in the state of Jalisco: the other being the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco. Arandas is home to the Cazadores, one of the most recognized brands of tequila. At the entrance of the town there is a landmark monument that signals the entrance to the Centinela Distillery (followed by another monument dedicated to the cities founder).

Other tequilas made in that area include the following: Tequila Gran Dovejo,Tequila Alderete, Centinela, Campanario, Agabe Tequilana Productores y Comercializdores, Agabe Dos Mil, Campo Azul, Compañia Tequilera de Arandas, Espolon, Corazón de Agave, Del Mio, Don Nacho, El Charro Tequila,Tequila el Rey, El Tesoro de Don Felipe (Paraiso), Hacienda Vieja, SilverCoin Tequila, Tapatio Tequila, Tequilera de Arandas, Tres Reyes, Vida Tequila, Real de Mexico Tequila and many more.

Facts about Arandas, Jalisco

• One of the best selling products are: Tequila.
• This was one of the places in highlands of Jalisco where the Cristero War took place during the 1920s.
• Most Imported products from Arandas are Cazadores and Centinela,.
• Arandas has Italian and Spanish communities.
• Italian surnames:

External links

• Gobierno Municipal de Arandas Official website
• Noti-Arandas Newspaper featuring local and regional news

Coordinates: 20°42′00″N 102°18′00″W / 20.700°N 102.30°W / 20.700; -102.30

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