Zacapu (''Place of Stones''), is a city and surrounding municipality in the

Nahuatzen mountains Nahuatzen is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately west of the state capital of Morelia. Geography The municipality of Nahuatzen is located in the Tarascan Plateau west of Lake Pátzcuaro at an elevation betwee ...

of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located at . The municipality has an area of . Geographic features in Zacapu include the Cerro del Tecolote mountain range and

Zacapu Lagoon The Zacapu Lagoon is a small perennial wetland located within the urban area of Zacapu, Michoacán, Mexico. It has an approximate area of 33 hectares, connects with the Lerma River through the Angulo River and is fed by 20 springs. The Zacapu La ...

Demographics

The 2010 Mexican census indicated that the city had a population of 52,806 and the municipality a population of 73,455.

Notable people

* José Ángel Aguilar, writer * Rudy Gutierrez, noted oncologist * Juan B. Guido, poet * Fray Jacobo Daciano, Danish Franciscan priest, member of the Tzintzuntzan convent *

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, labor leader who organized farming communities against landholders. He was assassinated in 1926. *

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, philanthropist and community activist *

Armando Martínez (cyclist) Armando Martínez (28 December 1931 – 7 June 1969) was a Mexican cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of t ...

, cyclist *

Rodolfo Vitela Rodolfo Vitela Arévalo (born 10 March 1949) is a Mexican former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won the Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Ric ...

, cyclist *

Jorge del Pozzo Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

, businessman * César Martínez, boxer *

Adolfo García Trujillo Adolfo may refer to: * Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality * Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer * Adolfo or Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...

, marathonist *

Eugenio Calderón Eugenio Constantino Calderón “El Chele calderon” (born 21 May 1963) is a former professional Mexican footballer active in the Primera División from 1984 to 1996. Career Born in Zacapu, Michoacán, Calderón spent most of his life in Moreli ...

, professional footballer, played for Cruz Azul, Morelia, Irapuato, Tigres and Guadalajara. Retired in 1992. *

Jaime Contreras Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

, artist, designer, welder, semi-professional footballer. * Hugo Ayala Castro, professional footballer, play for Morelia, Atlas and currently Tigres.

References

External links

Michoacán
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Zacapu.com
website from Zacapu city (in Spanish)
Zacapu.gob.mx
Zacapu municipal government website (in Spanish) Municipalities of Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub