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word for "place of tint plants") is a municipality ''(

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. Its

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seat is Jiquilpan de Juárez. Jiquilpan is the birthplace of two presidents of the republic:

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, who served as

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on three occasions in the mid-19th century; and also of one of the most popular presidents of Mexico,

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. Jiquilpan is the birthplace of

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, actor and movie director, who was in the films ''El crimen del padre Amaro'', ''La Ley de Herodes'', and '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', among others. The city is also the birthplace of trumpet virtuoso

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. It has sister city exchange programs with

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, where large numbers of residents from Jiquilpan relocated to in the 2000s. In the year 2000, the population was 25,778, but estimates can reach as high as 50,000 when seasonal migrant laborers come and stay there.

External links

''Jiquilpan'' Magazine

''Instituto Tecnológico de Jiquilpan''

:.Jiquilpan Michoacán Mexico.:

Jikil Net

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* ''Instituto Tecnológico de Jiquilpan (Wikipedia)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jiquilpan, Michoacan Municipalities of Michoacán Pueblos Mágicos

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