In Disney’s Coco, what is the name of Miguel’s hometown in Mexico?

Miguel’s hometown in Disney’s Coco is Santa Cecilia.

Santa Cecilia is the fictional Mexican town where Miguel Rivera lives with his extended family. The town is presented as a close-knit community whose central plaza, homes, streets, and family traditions shape the film’s visual world. Miguel’s family is famous there for its shoemaking business.

The town’s name references Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, creating an appropriate contrast with the Rivera family’s ban on music. Miguel secretly loves music and dreams of becoming a performer, even though his relatives believe music caused generations of family hardship.

Coco later moves between Santa Cecilia and the Land of the Dead, but the living town remains the story’s emotional home. It should not be confused with real Mexican locations that inspired the film’s architecture and atmosphere; Santa Cecilia itself is a fictional setting created for the movie.