Michoacán or more precisely Michoacán de Ocampo is a State Mexico located on the Pacifique coast, about in the center of the country. Surrounded, in the West by the States of Colima and Jalisco, in North by Guanajuato and Querétaro, in the East by the State of Mexico City and Sud-Est by the Guerrero, it occupies a surface of 59.864 km ². In 2003, it counted approximately 4 million inhabitants. The capital is Morelia.

The State is composed of 113 municipalities.

Geography

Michoacán covers a surface of 59.928 km ².

The principal cultures of Michoacán are the Avocatier, the Chick-pea, the Citron, Sésame, Sorghum, and strawberries. The State is also an important producer of Bovidé S.

Michoacán shelters several national parks:

• Pico de Tancítaro (Uruapan)

• Lago de Camécuaro (Zamora)
• Cerro de Garnica (Millet Cumbres)
• Barranca de Cupatitzio (Uruapan)
• Hermanos Rayón (Tlalpujahua)
• Parks Nacional Bosencheve (Zitácuaro)

The State counts several Volcan S.

• the Jorullo

• the Paricutín: 2.800 meters. There entered in eruption the February 23rd 1943 and remained active until in 1952.
• the San Andrés: 3600 meters
• the Tancítaro: 3.840 meters.

Michoacán also has mining richnesses: Gold, money, Lead, Zinc, Barite, Copper.

Policy and cities

Lázaro Cárdenas Batel was elected governor in 2002 for a 6 years mandate.

Some cities: Hidalgo, Jacona, Piedad, Lázaro Cárdenas, Los Reyes, Pátzcuaro, Puruándiro, Sahuayo, Uruapan, Zacapú, Zamora, and Zitácuaro. It is also necessary to add Tzintzuntzán which counts vestiges of a city précolombienne.

History

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was governor of this State between 1928 and 1932 and President of Mexico between 1934 and 1940.

Personalities resulting from Michoacán

• Jose María Morelos, hero of independence;
• Melchor Ocampo, politician of the middle of the XIXe century;
• Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, President of Mexico of 1934 with 1940.

Faunas and flora

The site of Angangueo in the north of Michoacán is famous to be a harbor for the butterflies monarchs ( Danaus plexippus ) which spend 6 months per annum in the forests of Sapin crowned of the area.

Sources

See too

• Vasco de Quiroga

Related articles

• Governors of Michoacán
• P' urhépecha
• List of municipalities of Michoacán

External bonds

• Michoacán (Mexico City) Article in Free Enciclopedia;
• Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán requires the Plugin flash to reach the banner page;
• the information and Photographs of Churches in Michoacan

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