Apatzingán
Encyclopedia
Apatzingán is a city and its surrounding municipality
. It's located in the hot Tierra Caliente valley, in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán
. The city is the fourth-largest in Michoacán (behind Morelia
, Uruapan
, and Zamora
), with a 2005 census population of 93,180 persons. The municipality of Apatzingán has an area of 1,656.67 km² (639.64 sq mi) and reported a population of 115,078.
Recently Apatzingán has received media attention because of the strong presence of notorious, powerful and wealthy drug trafficking cartels. President Felipe Calderón
has made this historic town, which is where the Mexican leaders came to write their first constitution
.
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...
. It's located in the hot Tierra Caliente valley, in the west-central part of the Mexican 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 city is the fourth-largest in Michoacán (behind Morelia
Morelia
Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the...
, Uruapan
Uruapan
Uruapan is a city and municipality in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality...
, and Zamora
Zamora, Michoacán
Zamora de Hidalgo, is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The 2010 census population was 141,627. making it the third largest city in the state. The city is the municipal seat of Zamora Municipality, which has an area of 330.97 km² and includes many other smaller communities, the largest of...
), with a 2005 census population of 93,180 persons. The municipality of Apatzingán has an area of 1,656.67 km² (639.64 sq mi) and reported a population of 115,078.
Recently Apatzingán has received media attention because of the strong presence of notorious, powerful and wealthy drug trafficking cartels. President Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
has made this historic town, which is where the Mexican leaders came to write their first constitution
Constitution of Apatzingan
The Constitution of Apatzingan , was promulgated on October 22, 1814, by the Congress of Anahuac gathered in the city of Apatzingan because of the persecution of the troops of Felix Maria Calleja...
.
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Apatzingán Official website
- http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/michoacan/mpios/mapas/map006.jpg Apatzingan Map
