What is "copala"

Copala may refer to:

• Copala, Guerrero, city in southwestern Mexico
• Copala (municipality) in the State of Guerrero, southwestern Mexico
• Copala, Sinaloa, also known as San José de Copala, 400-year-old silvermining town near Mazatlan in northwestern Mexico
• San Juan Copala, an indigenous Triqui community and autonomous municipality in Oaxaca state

• Copala, a fabled mythical city of gold sought by Spanish conquistadors such as Francisco de Ibarra
• Copala Trique, a variant of the Trique language spoken in San Juan Copala, Oaxaca

' Copala' is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Copala. It is known for its beach, Playa Ventura. The municipality covers an area of 344.4 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 11,896.