Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero 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

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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 1,429.65 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of

Tzitzio Tzitzio is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately southeast of the state capital of Morelia. Geography The municipality of Tzitzio is located in the Balsas Depression in northeas ...

, to the east by

Tuzantla Tuzantla is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the eastern part of the Mexico, Mexican Mexican state, state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 1,018.49 square kilometres (1.73% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to th ...

and the state of

México Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, to the south by San Lucas,

Huetamo Huetamo is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Michoacán, in a region known as "Tierra Caliente (Mexico), Tierra Caliente" (meaning hot land). Of indigenous Purépecha people, Purepecha indig ...

and the state of

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

, and to the west by

Carácuaro Carácuaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located south of the state capital of Morelia. Geography The municipality of Carácuaro is located in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán at an altitude between . It borders t ...

and Madero. The municipality had a population of 13,665 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Tiquicheo.

Assassination

Tiquicheo's one-time

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

, Maria Santos Gorrostieta, was murdered in 2012, after having survived two assassination attempts while she was in office from 2008 to 2011. In one of those attempts her husband, Jose Sanchez, was killed. Speculation centered on drug gangs.

References

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