Acuitzío
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Acuitzio is a municipality
located in the central region of the Mexican
state of Michoacán
. The municipality has an area of 180.13 square kilometres (0.30% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north and northwest by the municipality of Morelia, to the east by Madero, to south by Tacámbaro, and to the southwest by Huiramba. The municipality had a population of 10,052 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Acuitzio del Canje.
A religious center near Acuitzio named Coatepec was founded by the Aztecs sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that the Aztecs abandoned the center to migrate to a place their Gods had mandated. Acuitzio is a word of Tarascan origin that means "Place of the snakes".
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
located in the central region of the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
. The municipality has an area of 180.13 square kilometres (0.30% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north and northwest by the municipality of Morelia, to the east by Madero, to south by Tacámbaro, and to the southwest by Huiramba. The municipality had a population of 10,052 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Acuitzio del Canje.
A religious center near Acuitzio named Coatepec was founded by the Aztecs sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that the Aztecs abandoned the center to migrate to a place their Gods had mandated. Acuitzio is a word of Tarascan origin that means "Place of the snakes".