Tangancícuaro 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' ...

in the

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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 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, 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 in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located 165 km from the state capital of Morelia. The geographic coordinates are: 19° 57' North latitude and 102° 26' West longit ...

. Its distance to the Michoacán State Capital is 134 kilometers. Natural features include the Duero River, Lake Junguarán, Lake Camécuaro, and Lake Cupatziro.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture with some industry and tourism.

Tourism

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

Economy

Tourism

See also

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