Charo is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Mexican state
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of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...
. The municipality has an area of 322.50 square kilometres (0.29% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by
Tarímbaro and
Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 19 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) was a Mexican general, inventor and politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. Obregón was re-elected to the presidency in 1928 but was assassinated b ...
, to the east by
Indaparapeo, to the south by
Tzitzio, and to the west and southwest by
Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...
. The municipality had a population of 19,417 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.
Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
The economy of the municipality is mostly based on ranching and agriculture, with maize, carrots and beans the main crops.
In
pre-Hispanic times the area was inhabited by the Matlaltzingas, who were allies of the
Purépecha
The Purépecha ( ) are a group of Indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro.
They are also known by the derogatory term " Tarascan", an exonym, app ...
, the dominant force in the region at the time.
A portion of
Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park lies in the municipality.
See also
*
Municipalities of Michoacán
Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the ninth most populated state with inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Mic ...
References
Municipalities of Michoacán
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