Tanhuato Municipality

Also known as Tanhuato

Tanhuato is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located approximately northwest of the state capital of Morelia.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tanhuato
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Tanhuato Michoacan (1935735100).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The main square in Tanhuato de Guerrero in 2006
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.image_map: Mexico Michoacan Tanhuato location map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tanhuato in Michoacán
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tanhuato in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.seat_type

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Geography
History
Administration
Demographics
Economy and infrastructure
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Tanhuato is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located approximately northwest of the state capital of Morelia.

==Geography== The municipality of Tanhuato is located at an elevation between in the Bajío region in northwestern Michoacán. It borders the Michoacanese municipalities of Yurécuaro to the east, Ecuandureo to the southeast, Ixtlán to the southwest, and Vista Hermosa to the west. Additionally, the Lerma River forms the border between Tanhuato and the Jaliscan municipalities of Ayotlán to the northeast and La Barca to the northwest. The municipality covers an area of and comprises 0.39% of the state's area.