Tepalcatepec, also known as Tepeque, is a city and municipality in the state of
Michoacán, Mexico, in the southwestern
Tierra Caliente
''Tierra caliente'' is an informal term used in Latin America to refer to places with a distinctly tropical climate. These are usually regions from sea level from 0–3,000 feet.Zech, W. and Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2002); Böden der Welt – Ein Bi ...
region of the state. The municipality borders the state of
Jalisco to the north and west.
Population
The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.
Gun battle
Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catina", 21, leader of the
Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel ( es, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación) or CJNG, formerly known as ''Los Mata Zetas'', is a semi-militarized Mexican criminal group based in Jalisco which is headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Me ...
(CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.
Fauna
The Michoacán club-tail iguana (''
Ctenosaura clarki'') is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.
References
Populated places in Michoacán
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