The city is a suburb lying just northwest of the city of Zapopan, which is the municipal seat of the municipality, about halfway between it and the city of Tesistán. The entire area is part of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
Zapopan functions as the municipal center of its municipality, with the city lying northwest of it. The suburb is situated roughly in the middle ground between Zapopan and Tesistán. All these areas are integrated into the Guadalajara metropolitan region.