Los Reyes is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
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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 480.09 square kilometres (0.81% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of
Tangancícuaro, to the east by
Charapan, to the southeast by
Uruapan
Uruapan () is the second largest city in the Mexico, Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at the western edge of the Tarascan Plateau, Purépecha highlands, just to the east of the Tierra Caliente (Mexico), Tierra Caliente region. Since the c ...
, to the south by
Peribán, to the southwest by
Tocumbo, and to the northwest by
Tingüindín. The municipality had a population of 77,000 inhabitants according to the 2009 census.
Its municipal seat is the city of Los Reyes de Salgado.The city is also known for exporting
avocados and
blackberries
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. Both of these orchids surround the area between Los Reyes and Periban, it is also home of the
Lobos Grises de los Reyes (Grey Wolves) a professional soccer team currently playing in the
Tercera Division Mexicana at Group IX.
The City of Los Reyes, was founded according to royal decree on 12 May 1594. In 1837 it acquired the head of the western district. In 1859, Los Reyes was assigned the status of villa, bearing the name "Villa de Salgado", in memory of the insurgent patriot Don José Francisco Trinidad Salgado Rentaría, who was originally from this place and who was also the first elected governor of the State. On 20 June 1950 Los Reyes was granted the category of City with the name of "Los Reyes de Salgado, Michoacán."
See also
*
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities () are the administrative divisions under the List of states of Mexico, states of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico, constitution. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the Feder ...
References
Municipalities of Michoacán
Populated places established in 1594
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