Álvaro Obregón is one of the 113
municipalities
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that make up the
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of
Michoacán in
Mexico
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. It is located north of the state and about from the city of
Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and lar ...
. It has an area of and had a population of 18,696 inhabitants as of 2005. The municipality is named in honor of
Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...
, the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.
The municipality contains 35 localities, which include
Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...
,
Tzintzimeo,
El Calvario
El Calvario is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia. It was the epicenter of the 2008 Colombia earthquake.
Climate
El Calvario has a borderline subtropical highland climate (Köppen ''Cfb'')/tropical rainforest climate
A tr ...
,
Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (8 November 1874 – 3 January 1924) was a Mexican journalist, politician and revolutionary who became known for his efforts at reconciliation between the Yucatec Maya and the Mexican government after the Caste War. He ...
, and
Lázaro Cárdenas.
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Municipalities of Michoacán