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Chavinda is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at an elevation of and is northwest of Morelia and is southeast of Guadalajara. The 2015 population was 10,258. To the east, away, is Zamora, one of Mexico's quaintest towns. The town of Chavinda is the municipal seat for the municipality. Other small towns and villages included in the municipality are La Esperanza, San Juan Palmira, and El Tepehuaje. The name of the town has his origin in the Purépecha word ''sïuini'' (whirlwind); Place of Whirlwinds. The town retains its ancient atmosphere. It consists of largely one-story adobe or plaster-over-brick buildings with red tile roofs. The streets are dusty cobblestones traveled by horse and car. La Plaza (the plaza) is Chavinda's central square. Bricks cover the plaza, and a kiosk stands in its center with many tiendas (stores) around. Residents of Chavinda have found seasonal employment in the Napa Valley of California via the United States ...
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Chavinda Michoacan Mexico Train Station Circa 1900
Chavinda is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at an elevation of and is northwest of Morelia and is southeast of Guadalajara. The 2015 population was 10,258. To the east, away, is Zamora, one of Mexico's quaintest towns. The town of Chavinda is the municipal seat for the municipality. Other small towns and villages included in the municipality are La Esperanza, San Juan Palmira, and El Tepehuaje. The name of the town has his origin in the Purépecha word ''sïuini'' (whirlwind); Place of Whirlwinds. The town retains its ancient atmosphere. It consists of largely one-story adobe or plaster-over-brick buildings with red tile roofs. The streets are dusty cobblestones traveled by horse and car. La Plaza (the plaza) is Chavinda's central square. Bricks cover the plaza, and a kiosk stands in its center with many tiendas (stores) around. Residents of Chavinda have found seasonal employment in the Napa Valley of California via the United States ...
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Municipalities Of Michoacán
Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, it is the ninth most populated state with inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Michoacan are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: ''presidente municipal'') by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (''ayuntamiento'') responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (''regidores y síndicos''). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergen ...
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La Esperanza, Michoacán
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