Ihuatzio

Ihuatzio, which translates to "Land of Coyotes" in the Purépecha language, is a town located near Lake Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was once the capital of the Purépecha kingdom. It was the capital until the change to Tzintzuntzan. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 3,950.

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Ihuatzio is a populated place located in the Tzintzuntzan Municipality of Mexico. The site is associated with the Purepecha culture.

The location has a recorded population of 3575. It operates within the America/Mexico_City timezone.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, GeoNames, Mapillary. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Place.name: Ihuatzio
Place.settlement_type: Locality
Place.image_skyline: PatzcuaroLakeArea030.jpg
Place.image_caption: Main plaza of Ihuatzio
Place.pushpin_map: Mexico Michoacán#Mexico
Place.subdivision_type: Country
Place.subdivision_type1: State
Place.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Place.subdivision_name2: Tzintzuntzan
Place.area_total_km2: 1.40
Place.elevation_m: 2052
Place.population_total: 3950
Place.population_as_of: 2020
Place.population_density_km2: auto
Place.timezone1: ZC
Place.utc_offset: -6
Place.utc_offset_DST: -5
Place.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Wikidata facts

Country: Mexico
Located in: Tzintzuntzan Municipality

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Commons category: Ihuatzio, Michoacán
culture: Purepecha

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== Geography == Ihuatzio is located on the southeast of the Lake Pátzcuaro, about 8 kilometers southwest of the town center of Tzintzuntzan. Its average elevation is 2,052 meters above the sea level.

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