Acuitzio Municipality is a
municipality
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located in the central region of the
Mexican state
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Michoacán.
Geography
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
Morelia Municipality, to the east by
Madero Municipality, to south by
Tacámbaro Municipality, and to the southwest by
Huiramba Municipality.
Demographics
The municipality had a population of 10,052 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of
Acuitzio del Canje.
History
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
Purépecha origin that means "Place of the snakes".
Acuitzio-Pátzcuaro
''"Historia".'' Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
Climate
References
''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'' (INAFED #REDIRECT Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal {{R from other capitalisation ...
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Acuitzio
(municipal government web page)
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Municipalities of Michoacán