Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares is a
municipality
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located in the
Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range, in the southwest region of the
state
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of
Michoacán in central-western Mexico.
The municipality has an area of 2,881.57 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the state of
Jalisco and the municipality of
Tepalcatepec, to the east by
Arteaga and
Aguililla
Aguililla is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000.
Starting in late 2019, Aguililla has been the center of a ...
, to the south by
Aquila, and to the west by
Chinicuila. The municipality had a population of 18,156 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
Coalcomán is a word of
Nahuatl origin that means "Snake" or "Snake with Hands", according to some authors.
Aguililla, Michoacán
''Pueblo Náhuatl''. Retrieved on October 8, 2007
See also
* Coalcomán River
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References
Municipalities of Michoacán
Sierra Madre del Sur
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