Charo is a municipality located in the

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

state 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 ...

. The municipality has an area of 322.50 square kilometres (0.29% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by

Tarímbaro Tarímbaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Valtazar Gaona is the mayor. The municipality has an area of 258.57 square kilometres (0.43% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Copándaro, Meson Nuevo an ...

and Álvaro Obregón, to the east by

Indaparapeo Indaparapeo is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately east of the state capital of Morelia. Geography The municipality of Indaparapeo is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Bel ...

, to the south by

Tzitzio Tzitzio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately southeast of the state capital of Morelia. Geography The municipality of Tzitzio is located in the Balsas Depression in northeast Michoacán at an elevation be ...

, and to the west and southwest by Morelia. The municipality had a population of 19,417 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name. The economy of the municipality is mostly based on ranching and agriculture, with maize, carrots and beans the main crops. In

pre-Hispanic In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, th ...

times the area was inhabited by the Matlaltzingas, who were allies of the

Purépecha The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative "Tarascan ...

, the dominant force in the region at the time. A portion of

Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park is a national park in Michoacán state of central Mexico. It protects 71.92 km2 in the mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geography Insurgente José María Morelos National Park i ...

lies in the municipality.

References

Municipalities of Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub