Charo, Michoacán
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Charo is a municipality
located in the Mexican
state of Michoacán
. The municipality has an area of 322.50 square kilometres (0.29% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Tarímbaro and Álvaro Obregón, to the east by Indaparapeo, to the south by Tzitzío, and to the west and southwest by Morelia
. The municipality had a population of 19,417 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
The economy of the municipality is mostly based on ranching and agriculture, with maize, carrots and beans the main crops.
In pre-Hispanic times the area was inhabited by the Matlaltzingas, who were allies of the P'urhépecha
, the dominant force in the region at the time.
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 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 322.50 square kilometres (0.29% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Tarímbaro and Álvaro Obregón, to the east by Indaparapeo, to the south by Tzitzío, and to the west and southwest by 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...
. The municipality had a population of 19,417 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
The economy of the municipality is mostly based on ranching and agriculture, with maize, carrots and beans the main crops.
In pre-Hispanic times the area was inhabited by the Matlaltzingas, who were allies of the P'urhépecha
P'urhépecha
The P'urhépecha, normally spelled Purépecha in Spanish and in English and traditionally referred to as Tarascans, are an indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state of Michoacán, principally in the area of the cities of Uruapan and Pátzcuaro...
, the dominant force in the region at the time.