Tangancícuaro is a municipio (municipality) in the

Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...

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 ...

, western Mexico. The municipal seat is the City of Tangancícuaro de Arista.

Geography

Tangancícuaro is at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level, with an area of 387.95 km². Its population was estimated at 33,815 in 1996 and has a slightly negative population growth attributed to emigration to the interior and outside of the country. It is bordered on the north by Zamora, Jacona and

Tlazazalca Tlazazalca is a small town in the northern region of Michoacan, Mexico in an area first settled by ancient Nahuatl tribes in the early 14th Century. Overview The town was officially established in 1545 by the Franciscan priest John of Saint Mic ...

, to the east by Purépero and Chilchota, to the south by

Charapan Charapan is a municipality located in the north-western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 233.16 square kilometres (0.17% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of T ...

, Los Reyes and Tingüindin, and to the west by

Tangamandapio Santiago Tangamandapio, known as Tangamandapio, is a municipality located in the northwest part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, WSW of Zamora, Michoacán, 165 km from the state capital of Morelia. The geographic coordinates are: 19° ...

. Its distance to the Michoacán State Capital is 134 kilometers. The economy is based on agriculture with some industry and tourism.

Nature

Natural features include the Duero River, Lake Junguarán, Lake Camécuaro, and Lake Cupatziro. Tourist destinations include

Lago de Camécuaro National Park Lago de Camécuaro National Park is located east of the city of Zamora de Hidalgo in the municipality of Tangancícuaro in the state of Michoacán. The park consists of of protected area including Camécuaro Lake which is supplied by a series of ...

, the location of Lake Camécuaro (''Lago de Camécuaro'').

External links

Michoacán website: Tangancícuaro

Maps-of-mexico.com: Municipalities of Michoacán mx.groups.yahoo.com/group/tangancicuaro
Municipalities of Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub

Geography

Nature

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