In which Mexican state is the town of Tequila located?

The town of Tequila is located in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Tequila is a municipality and city northwest of Guadalajara, and its name is closely associated with the spirit produced in the surrounding region. The town lies near the Tequila Volcano and sits within a landscape dominated by blue agave fields.

Jalisco is the central heartland of tequila production, although Mexico’s denomination of origin also includes specific areas in four other states: Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas. Not every agave spirit made in Mexico can legally be called tequila.

The town’s name comes from Nahuatl-related roots and is commonly associated with ideas such as “place where plants are harvested.” Visitors often confuse the city, the municipality, and the wider production region, but all are strongly linked to Jalisco’s tequila heritage.