The municipality of Guadalajara is located in the region 12 Center of the state of Jalisco. This region is made up of six municipalities: Acatlán de Juárez, Cuquío, Guadalajara, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Ixtlahuacán del Río, Juanacatlán, El Salto, San Cristóbal de la Barranca, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Villa Corona, Zapopan and Zapotlanejo. It is important to note that eight of these fourteen municipalities make up the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara, this region is and has been the most important in terms of population of the state.