Tierra Caliente (Spanish for ''Hot Land'') is a cultural and geographical region in southern
Mexico
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that comprises some low-elevation areas of the
states of
Michoacán,
Guerrero
Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...
and
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. As the name suggests, the region is characterized by a hot climate. The overall precipitation is also low - around 600 mm/year, but can be as low as 400 mm in some low-lying areas of Michoacán and Guerrero.
Municipalities
Guerrero
State of Mexico
Michoacán:
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Tepalcatepec
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Churumuco de Morelos
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San Lucas
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Lombardia
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Nueva Italia
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Aguililla
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Tingambato Tingambato is a municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name. Of the region Tierra Caliente, The municipality has an area of 188.77 square kilometres (0.32% of the surface ...
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Tuzantla
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Susupuato de Guerrero
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Nocupétaro
Nocupétaro is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately south of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Nocupétaro is located in the Tierra Caliente (Mexico), ...
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Carácuaro
Carácuaro is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican state of Michoacán, located south of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Carácuaro is located in the Tierra Caliente (Mexico), Tierra Caliente ...
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Tiquicheo
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Huetamo de Nuñez
Sources
References
Entregan recursos de Codecos a las regiones Oriente y Tierra Caliente State of Michoacán.
* Acuña, R. (1987). ''Relaciones Geográficas del Siglo XVI: Michoacán''. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
* Gerhard, P. (1972). ''A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain''. University of Cambridge Press.
* Sebastian Avellaneda Jr. (2013). ''Information over
San Lucas, Michoacán.'' Ohio Valley University, WV.
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Regions of Mexico
Geography of Guerrero
Geography of Michoacán
Geography of the State of Mexico