Teocaltiche

Teocaltiche
Municipality and Town
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Teocal
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
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Coordinates: 21°15′N 102°23′W / 21.250°N 102.383°W / 21.250; -102.383
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Municipality	Teocaltiche
Settled	1187
Founded	1530
Incorporated (Municipality)	November 22, 1869
Government
• Type	Ayuntamiento
• Municipal president	Juan Manuel Vallejo Pedroza Morena
Area [1]
• Total	933.5 km2 (360.4 sq mi)
• Town	6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	36,980
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Town	24,580
• Town density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Chapulin or Chapulines
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Teocaltiche (Nahuatl languages: Teocaltillitzin "place near the temple") is a town and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de Jalisco". The grasshopper or "chapulin" is a popular icon for the town.

Teocaltiche is one of the oldest settlements with Hispanic influence from the time of the Spanish conquest. The "Hospital de los Indios" (or alternatively "la Capilla") is a chapel in the city centre and the oldest standing building of Teocaltiche, built around 1546 by the Spanish conquistadors. The territory was conquered by Cristóbal de Oñate and Manuel de Ibarra in March 1530 on the order of Nuño de Guzmán.