The municipality covers an area of at an altitude of above sea level. The climate is warm or temperate, with average temperatures between . The terrain is hilly, in the foothills of the
Sierra Madre del Sur.
Flora and fauna There is a wide range of flowers, edible and medicinal plants and trees. Birds include red-billed pigeon, quail, macaw, parrot, chachalaca, parakeet, magpies, woodpeckers, eagles, crows, buzzards, owls, doves, canaries, vultures, partridges, herons and roadrunners. Wild Animals include cat, coyotes, wild boar, badgers, leopard, martens, foxes, raccoons, bobcat, porcupines, skunks, weasels, dogs, bear, anteaters, opossums, gophers and squirrels. There are coral snakes, green and black iguanas, scorpions, rattlesnakes, boa constrictors, milk snakes, thread snakes and chameleons. ==Population==