Tuxcacuesco
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Tuxcacuesco Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°41′55″N 103°59′05″W / 19.69861°N 103.98472°W / 19.69861; -103.98472
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Area
• Total	430 km2 (170 sq mi)
• Town	0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	5,482
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
• town	1,674
• town density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Tuxcacuesco is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 430 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,770.^[2]

Economy

Tuxcacuesco is home to "Tuxca Corona", a factory started by the Corona family which produces a 100% pure distilled agave liquor.

History

Tuxcacuesco was a separate state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was conquered by the Spanish in 1523. During the colonial period it was part of the province of Amula.^[3]

Novelist Juan Rulfo was born in the town of Apulco in the northeast part of the municipality in 1917.