Santa María del Oro, Jalisco

Santa María del Oro
Municipality and town
Motto(s): 
Honestidad y Trabajo (Honesty and Work)
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Santa María del Oro
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°35′14″N 102°54′35″W / 19.58722°N 102.90972°W / 19.58722; -102.90972
Country Mexico
State Jalisco
MunicipalitySanta María del Oro
Its name was then Santa María de Guadalupe (turned a political commyssaryship of the Municipality of Jilotlán de los Dolores)1 October 1889
Incorporated as Manuel M. Diéguez Municipality6 January 1939
Name of municipal seat changed to Santa María del Oro5 February 1997
Name of municipality changed to Santa María del Oro11 April 1999
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  Municipal presidentGuadalupe Sandoval Farías
PRI
Area
  Total
776.4 km2 (299.8 sq mi)
  Town0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
1,815
  Density2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
  Town
666
  Town density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code
49970
WebsiteSanta María del Oro Municipality official government site

Santa María del Oro is a town and municipality, in the Southeastern Region of Jalisco, in central-western Mexico, being the least populous and most sparsely populated municipality in Jalisco. The municipality covers an area of 776.4 km2.

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,815.