Zitácuaro

Also known as Zitacuaro, Heroica Zitácuaro, Heroica Zitacuaro

Zitácuaro, officially known as Heroica Zitácuaro, is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which lies at the extreme eastern side of Michoacán and borders on the adjacent state of México. The city reported a population of 185,534 in the 2010 census. The municipality has an area of 498 km2 (192.3 sq mi). The name Zitácuaro comes from Mazahua Tsitákuarhu.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Zitácuaro
Settlement.official_name: Heroica Zitácuaro
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: La ciudad de Zitácuaro.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic view of eastern Zitácuaro
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Michoacán#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Michoacán
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Michoacán
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1765
Settlement.area_total_km2: 498
Settlement.elevation_m: 1942
Settlement.population_total: 86901
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.timezone: Central Time

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Geography
History
Tourism
Presa del bosque
References
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==Geography==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zitácuaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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