Tancítaro is a city and municipality in the western part of the

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state of

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, in southwestern Mexico. Its municipal seat is the City of Tancítaro. The area has been called "the avocado capital of the world." An Avocado Festival is held annually.

Geography

The municipality has an area of 717.65 square kilometres (1.21% of the surface of the state). It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of

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and Uruapan, to the east by Nuevo Parangaricutiro, to southeast by Parácuaro, to the south by

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, and to the southwest by

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. A volcanic peak,

Pico de Tancítaro Pico de Tancítaro, also known as Volcán Tancítaro, is a volcanic mountain in Mexico. It is located in Tancítaro municipality in Michoacán state. It is the highest peak in Michoacán. Geology Pico de Tancítaro is an andesitic-dacitic str ...

or ''Volcán Tancítaro'', is located in the municipality. At in elevation, it is the highest point in Michoacán state. The municipality had a population of 26,089 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.

Criminal activities

Due to an increase in criminal activity in the area, the 60 man Municipal Police Force was disbanded in December 2009. Soon after the people of Michoacán began taking up arms against the drug traffickers and against organized crime. They called themselves "auto defensas". Mayor Gustavo Santoro and an aide were found dead September 27, 2010. It is believed they had been murdered by stoning. The avocado growers association funded patrols by the Tancitaro Public Security Force (CUSEPT), and by summer of 2017, violence had subsided.

World record for guacamole

The Junta Local de Sanidad Vegetal de Tancítaro set a world record for the largest serving of guacamole on 6 April 2018. It weighed 3,788 kg (8,351.11 lb).

References

Municipalities of Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub Avocado

Geography

Criminal activities

World record for guacamole

See also

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