Tumbiscatío 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 southwest region of 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 ...

, being the least densely populated municipality in Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 2,069.48 square kilometres (3.51% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of

Apatzingán Apatzingán (in full, Apatzingán de la Constitución) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Apatzingán in the west-central region of the Mexican state of Michoacán. History Mexico's Constitution of Apatzingán was signed in the c ...

and La Huacana, to the east and south by Arteaga, to the southwest by

Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares is a municipality located in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range, in the southwest region of the state of Michoacán in central-western Mexico. The municipality has an area of 2,881.57 square kilometres (4.89% o ...

, and to the west by

Aguililla Aguililla is a city in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the Aguililla (municipality), surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000. ...

. The municipality had a population of 8,373 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz.

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