l : ▁X al ix co ), ▁officially ▁the ▁Free ▁and ▁S over eign ▁State ▁of ▁J alis co ▁( ▁; ▁N ahu at l : ▁T la ht oh c ay ot l ▁X al ix co ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 ▁states ▁which ▁compr ise ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ent ities ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Western ▁Mexico ▁and ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁six ▁states ▁which ▁are ▁N ay ar it , ▁Z ac ate cas , ▁Agu as cal ientes , ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁Mich o ac án ▁and ▁Col ima . ▁J alis co ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 2 5 ▁municipal ities , ▁and ▁its ▁capital ▁city ▁is ▁Gu adal aj ara . ▁J alis co ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁states ▁in ▁Mexico ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁natural ▁resources ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁history . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁characteristic ▁tra its ▁of ▁Mexican ▁culture , ▁particularly ▁outside ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁are ▁originally ▁from ▁J alis co , ▁such ▁as ▁mar ia chi , ▁ran ch era ▁music , ▁bir ria , ▁te qu ila , ▁j ari pe o , ▁etc ., ▁hence ▁the ▁state ' s ▁mot to : ▁" J alis co ▁es ▁México ." ▁ ▁Econom ically , ▁it ▁is ▁ranked ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁indust ries ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁state ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁two ▁significant ▁ind igen ous