Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán, at a height of 1530 meters (5065 ft) above sea level. Its limits to the north with the state of Jalisco separated by the Lerma river, at west with

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, at south with

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and to the southeast with Tanhuato. The distance to the state capital

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is and to Guadalajara is .

Etymology

Yurécuaro comes from the Purepecha iorekuarhu meaning "riverside" or "place of growing".

History

The city was founded May 22, 1559 by Viceroy Don Luis de Velasco.

Transportation

Transport routes in Yurécuaro include: *Road state 110 east to

west La Barca *Road Yurecuaro-La Concepcion, Jalisco * Zamora-Yurecuaro toll expressway (under planning) *Train

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- Guadalajara and Yurecuaro-Zamora

References

Municipalities of Michoacán Populated places established in 1559 {{Michoacán-geo-stub