Aquila () is a town in the southwest part of the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate en ...
of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
. It is the municipal seat for the municipality of Aquila. It is 23 mi/43 km southeast of
Tecoman. Its population was 1,915 in 2002. It is located at Latitude: 18°35'N Longitude: 103°31'W and at elevation 989 ft/510 m. It ha
harsh terrain Agriculture consists of small farming, mainly for
subsistence
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. There is one paved road south to Mexico Highway 200 (5 mi/11 km away).
Populated places in Michoacán
Nahua settlements
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