Vista Hermosa (

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: "beautiful view") is a

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in the

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state of

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, located approximately northwest of the state capital of

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Geography

The municipality of Vista Hermosa is located at an elevation between in the

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region in northwestern Michoacán. It borders the Michoacanese municipalities of

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to the east, Ixtlán to the southeast, Pajacuarán to the southwest, and Briseñas to the west. Additionally, the

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forms the border between Vista Hermosa and the Jaliscan municipality of La Barca to the north. The municipality covers an area of and comprises 0.3% of the state's area. As of 2009, 91% of the land in Vista Hermosa is used for agriculture and urban areas cover another 4% of the municipality.

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s are the main soil type in the municipality. The flows east to west through the southern part of the municipality, and meets the Lerma River at Ibarra in the adjacent municipality of Briseñas. The Gonzalo Reservoir lies on the border between Tanhuato and Vista Hermosa and has a total capacity of and a useful capacity of . Vista Hermosa has a temperate climate with rain in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between , and average annual precipitation ranges between .

History

The settlement of Vista Hermosa was organized in the second half of the 19th century from the ''

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s'' of Buenavista and El Molino. Vista Hermosa was established as a municipality on 1 December 1921 from localities previously part of Ixtlán and Tanhuato. The municipal seat was named Vista Hermosa de Negrete after José María Martínez Negrete, who bought the lands of the Molino ''hacienda'' after they were confiscated by the Mexican government and built a school there. In 1950, the municipality of Briseñas was separated from Vista Hermosa.

Administration

The municipal government of Vista Hermosa comprises a president, a councillor (

: ''síndico''), and seven trustees (''regidores''), four elected by

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and three by

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. The current president of the municipality is Rosa Elena de la Cruz Pérez Tello.

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Vista Hermosa recorded a population of 18,995 inhabitants living in 4789 households. The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 20,624 inhabitants in Vista Hermosa.

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lists 16 localities in the municipality, of which two are classified as urban: *the municipal seat Vista Hermosa de Negrete, which recorded a population of 10,752 inhabitants in the 2010 Census; and *El Capulín, located south of the municipal seat, which recorded a population of 2438 in 2010.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture is the main economic activity in Vista Hermosa. Major crops grown include corn, sorghum, wheat, and vegetables such as chiles. The largest employer in the municipality is the meat producer SuKarne, which maintains a herd of 150,000 cattle in the municipality. The toll expressway Federal Highway 15D runs through the municipality, as do Federal Highways 35 and

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References

{{Michoacán, state=collapsed Municipalities of Michoacán 1921 establishments in Mexico States and territories established in 1921