depends on the Jalisco state government and federal Mexico; elections are held every 3 years, where the municipal president and his cabinet are elected. The Municipal President is C. Martín Eduardo Guzmán Peña, Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI. The municipality has 178 towns, the most important being: Talpa (municipal head), Ocotes, La Cuesta, Cabos, La Cañada, Desmoronado and El Cuale. Infrastructure and economy Housing It has 3,266 homes, which are usually private. The 89.71% have electricity service, 68.74% have drainage and drinking water service. Its construction is usually based on brick, concrete and partition. Services The municipality has services of drinking water, sewerage, street lighting, markets, trail, cemeteries, road, public toilet, public safety, transit, parks, gardens and sports centers. 79.4% of the population has drinking water; in sewer coverage is 71.5% and in electricity service 85.4%. Education The population's 90.88% is alpha-alphabetism-alfabeta, of which 29.56% has ended primary education. The municipality has 19 preschool, 43 primary-primary education, 10 secondarys and two bachilleratos. Healthcare Health care is attended by the health center, which is advised by the Ministry of Health and depends on health jurisdiction No.8 based in Puerto Vallarta. In addition, the [Mexican Social Security Institute] and private doctors provide their services. The System for Integral Family Development (DIF) is responsible for social welfare. Transportation and communication It has fax service, telegraph, telephone, radio, television, Internet and radio telephony service. Transportation takes place via the Guadalajara-Puerto Vallarta highway. It has a network of rural roads that connect the villages. Public buses are available. It has a small airport, Talpa de Allende Airport, that has flights to Puerto Vallarta, San Sebastián del Oeste and Guadalajara. The main airlines that operate are: Aerotaxis de la Bahía and Transportes Aéreos de Nayarit. Demographics According to the II population and housing count, the municipality has 13,612 inhabitants, of which 6,703 are men and 6,909 are women; 0.36% of the population are indigenous. By 2010 the population is expected to be 4,786. Religion 90.60% profess Catholic religion,7.36% are believers in [Jehovah's Witnesses], there are also Protestant and believers of other religions. 0.28% of the inhabitants held no religion. For religious worship it has the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Parish of Lord San José and chapels in the localities. Culture Painting stand out the mural "The Miracle of the Renewal of the Image of the Virgin of the Rosary" and the mural of