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Susupuato

Susupuato
It means “Land of Scorpions”.
History
Susupuato it is a pre-Hispanic population, inhabited by diverse Tarascos groups, mazahuas, otomíes and náhuas. It is conquered by Nuño of Guzmán, approximately in 1529. During the colonial period it was a small subject town to the parish of Tuzantla, administered by the regular clergyman and with participation of Jesuits, that had several stations and trapiches in the region. During the independence war it comprised of the insurgent route of the east of Michoacán, region where they emphasized the brothers Rayón and Jose Sixto Verduzco. When finalizing the fight by independence, San Miguel Susupuato, was a town very poor man and counted in 1822 with 57 inhabitants. During the Intervention French, Susupuato was refuge of the liberal nationalists. It was constituted in municipality by decree of 10 of December of 1831. In the modification to Territorial Law of 1839, Susupuato does not appear like municipality, by what one assumes, that had quality of possession until territorial modification of the 13 of December of 1855, where it is considered like municipality. The 22 of August of 1863 named to their Susupuato head of Guerrero in memory ofDon Vicente Guerrero, name that at the moment conserves.
Chronology of historical facts1529The territory is conquered by Spaniards. 1831 is constituted in Municipality. 1839 Deja appear like Municipality. 1855 Adquiere again the rank of Municipality. 1863 the head changes of name.

Half physical
Location It is located to the east of the State, in the coordinates 19º13' of North latitude and 100º24' of west longitude, to a height of 1.240 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Juárez, the east and the south with the State of Mexico, and to the west with Tuzantla. Its distance to the State Capital it is of 210 km.
Extension Its surface is of 273,33 Km² and it represents 0.46 percent of the total of the State.
Orography Its relief is constituted by the volcanic system cross-sectional, the mountains of Mazahua and the Amoles and the hills Muchacho and Guajolote. Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by the river Tingambato and the Susupuato streams, Salto and the Guajes. Climate Its climate is tropical with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 1.050 millimeters cubical and temperatures that oscillate between 13,2 to 25º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates the mixed forest, with pine and encino and the tropical forest deciduo, with huisache, tepeguaje, wood target, guaje and handle. Natural resources The forest surface timber is occupied by pine, the not-timber one by scrubs of diverse species. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the paleozoic period and the type chernozem and prairie correspond mainly to those of. Its use is fundamentally agriculturist and in smaller proportion forest and cattle.

Sociodemográfico profile

Groups ethnic According to the General Census of Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 126 people who speak some indigenous language, and of which 65 are men and 61 are women. The main indigenous language that it is spoken is mazahua. Demographic evolution In the municipality of Susupuato in 1990, the population it represented the 0,22 percent of the total of the State. For 1995 a population of 8.167 inhabitants has itself, its rate of growth is of the 0,39 annual percent and the densidad of the population is of 29,87 inhabitants by square kilometer. The number of women he is relatively greater to the one of the men. For the year of 1994, to 404 births and 40 deaths have occurred, also therefore the migration and immigration in the municipality he has been considerable.
Religion In the municipality the predominant religion is the Catholic, followed in smaller proportion by the Gospeller and Witnesses of Jehovah.

Infrastructure social and of communications
Education In the municipality education establishments exist initial as they are. Pre-school, primary and telesecundarias. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality it is taken care of by the assigned Center of Health to the Secretariat of Health. Supply The municipality does not only count on a municipal market with tianguis once to the week and grocer's where the population acquires articles of first necessity.
Sport The municipality counts on fields of básquetbol, soccer and volleyball and a recreational center with games infantile in the municipal head. House The municipality counts approximately on 1.500 houses, predominating the construction of adobe, followed in smaller proportion by the one of wood, partition with stone, cement, reed, bamboo or palm and others materials.
Services public Potable water 80_ Drainage 60_ Electrification 70_ Paving 60_ Public lighting system 50_ Garbage collection 40_ Market No Sign If Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 60_ Public security 60_ Parks and Gardens 60_ Buildings Public 70_ Mass media The municipality counts on the following mass media: radio and television. Communication channels The municipality counts on an asphalt road of 12 Km of Paricuaro to Susupuato, happening through Salto 9 km. The Guajes 6 km. The Reedbed 4 km and the Property 2 km. Telephone house, mail and service of taxis.

Economic activity
Agriculture Agriculture is the most representative activity in the municipality being its main cultures: maize, kidney bean, sweet potato and rice. Cattle ranch Cattle grows up Bovine, Pig, goat, equine, ass, ovine and hinny.
Industry In the municipality is not any established industry. Tourism Natural landscapes, like Salto. Commerce The municipality does not count on an established formal commerce. Services The municipality at the moment does not count on hotels, restaurants, etc.

Attractive cultural and tourist
Historical monuments The municipality counts on two architectonic temples, The Parish of San Miguel and the Chapel of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Monument to Vicente Guerrero. Museums The municipality at the moment does not count on museum some. Celebrations, dances and traditions January 12 Appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe. February 2 Day of the Candlemas. February 14 Anniversary of the death of General Vicente Guerrero. February 24 Day of the Flag. March 21 Anniversary of the Natalicio of Don Benito Juárez. March or April Easter. March 19 Celebration of Santo Patrono San jOse. May 5 Anniversary of Batalla of Puebla. September Festivals in honor to the employer of the town. 16 September 15 and Celebration of the Celebrations Mother countries. September 29 Celebration of Santo San Miguel Arcángel. November 1 to the 3 Celebration to San Martín of Porres. November 20 Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. December 12 Celebration in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe. December 24 Christmas Festivals.
Music Traditional, Violin, Guitar. Crafts In the municipality the production of crafts does not exist. Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: the mass of guajolote, ash tamales, milk barbecue, cornflour drink and tamales of elote. Tourist centers Natural landscapes, the Jump.


Government
Head Policeman: Susupuato of Guerrero. It is located to 210 km, of the State Capital.
Main localities
Copándaro Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 18 km of the municipal head. Old farm Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 9 km of the municipal head. The Guajes Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 6 km of the municipal head. Tremesino Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 7 km of the municipal head. The Reedbed Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 4 km of the municipal head.
Chronology of the municipal presidents1967 - 1968 Melitón Garfias Nava 1969 - 1971 Delfino Guadarrama 1972 - 1973 Mondragón Angel 1974 - 1975 Luis Vargas Horseman 1976 - Efraín Aguilar 1977 - Juan Mondragón 1978 - 1980 Alicia Vela'zquez Garfias 1981 - 1983 Eladio Santana Garfias 1984 - 1986 Gonzalo Aguilar Oak thicket 1987 - 1989 Nicholas Zarco Side 1990 - 1992 Esteban Colín Stream 1993 - 1995 Donaldo Ortíz Colín 1996 - 1998 Pedro Vilchez Cross 1999 - 2001 Daisy Solórzano Lara2002 - 2004 Lioncio Castle.

Tacámbaro


Tacámbaro
Tacámbaro word comes from a voice chichimeca that it means “place of palms”.
Shield In silver field more water waves, with three mountains of sinople cimadas of a rising gold sun and gules and next to the water a terrace to natural with a palm the sea bream, that a human, compound group of a Christian priest covers that it blesses the union of a michoacano soldier, with skin of jaguar and red plume, that its hand to one gives princessguanancha, dressed target with a branch of flowers and palms.
This represents the name of the municipality of Tacámbaro and the construction work and humanist of the masterful missionaries and apostles of the Christianity that with eloquence of the truth and the example they convinced the dispersed town by the mountain in defense of its freedom, so that united they would found the first town Christian hospital of hot earth in the spring of the year of 1538 to what put pronoun to him San Jerónimo de Tacámbaro.In field of gulesun channel with together water to a terrace to natural with two palms of gold and sinople, in the middle of them a lion of silver and a golden jaguar rampantes guard a towerdonjonadade silver clarified of gules, with a heráldica rose of gules, in the middle of two flanks set afire on the tribute from the towers of the clock a Mexican liberal eagle is born that it extends his wings towards the horizon, this represents to the racially mixed town of Tacámbaro like Earth door it warms up and bastion of the freedom during the independence war and against of the foreign intervention, being recorded in its history the names of glorious heroes likeDon Jose Maria Morelos, general Manuel Muñiz, general Juan Jose Codallos and general Nicholas of You regulate. The brochante in the heart of shield one rodela of gold and silver with the national eagle of the Republic Mexican that is boasted to the triumph on the Invasion Foreigner, this is like a recognition to the brilliant participation of the tacambarense town like bastion of the freedom, the democracy and social justice, by that the rank of City of Tacámbaro de Codallos occurred him day 21 of September of 1859. In field of gules a cañero man advances to horse by the freedom bastion, democracy and social justice. In gold field a terrace of sinople, in the great book of the education and the law abierto for all the town, being, the base of the represented social institutions on the other and the national flag in front of the facade of the cathedral andPalacio Policeman of Tacámbaro. General Bordura of sinople outlined of gold in five towers of clarified gold and silver of gules, alternating with three pieces of golden sugar cane in each side and one branch sea bream with fruit of avocado in end. They stamp this shield like highest, a gold bastion with name of Tacámbaro in letters of gules two branches of palm sea breams to the sides is united in the base of the shield with a tape of gules with the title “Baluarte of libertad” in gold letters.

History
Tacámbaro is a town of pre-Hispanic origin that it was conquered by the Tarascos between 1401 and 1450 and it belonged to the chieftainship of Cuyuacán. In 1528 were granted in charge toCristóbal of Oñatey later was constituted in Republic of Indians. The evangelización in the place began with the arrival of the Augustinian friarsthey Juan de Roman and Diego de Chávez San. In the year of 1535, approximately, was based the town of Tacámbaro and in 1540, settled down the chapel and the attached convent. In 1631, one settled down the party of Indians, naming to Tacámbaro head of the same. At that time it had eight districts and very little population, due to the epidemics and mainly the one of 1575, that almost ended natives of the place. In 1706 prior of Tacámbaro a was designatedFray Francisco de Fonseca, who dedicated a the reconstruction of the convent and to improve the town, drawing up of streets, introducing water, impelling the commerce and obtaining solar for the Spaniards. After completed independence, in 1822, Tacámbaro one was in ruins and burned its properties and farms immediate, it touched to its settlers, the arduous work of reconstruction. In 1828, being Governor Don Jose Salgado, decreed the elevation of Tacámbaro to the category of Villa. The 10 of December of 1831, by the Territorial Law of that year was constituted in municipality. The title from city, it obtained the 21 of September of 1859 by decreed of the then Governor,General Epitacio Kitchen garden, denominando him City of Codallos. The inhabitants they made managements so that the name of the municipal head it was Tacámbaro de Codallos, same that until today it conserves. During the Revolution, at the end of 1919, it was declared to Tacámbaro State Capital, being Governor general Gertrudis G. Sanchez. Later powers were transferred to Nocupétaro.
Illustrious personages Nicolás of You regulate, revolutionary outstanding (? -1895) Salvador Elizarraraz, agrarian leader and unionist Marcos A. Jiménez, composer and musician (1882-1944) Salvador González Towers, engineer and deputy (1885-1918) Antonio Espinosa, journalist and deputy (1825-1873 to Car them A. Lopez, lawyer and poet (1894-1967) Salvador Pineda, writer and lawyer (1916-1977) Alberto Treconi, historian and leader worker (? -1960) Chronology of historical facts 1545Stable in Tacámbaro second house of Studies Majors in America, as well as the second great library of the Augustinian order in Michoacán, being by Fray Alonso of the Side Cross. 1553Fray Juan Baptist Moya “the apostle of the hot Earth” it constructed the convent and the church of the town, same that was destroyed later by a fire. 1810During the independence war, captain Manuel Muñiz, established in Tacámbaro its quarter and was defeated in this place in 1811, in successive occasions it returned to supply itself, to arm its armies and to fuse guns. From this place planned several attacks to the city of Valladolid (1811, 1812 and 1813) 1813In the city of Tacámbaro it reunited Morelos with its main generals, later of the bankrupt it attacks Valladolid 1814In Puruarán, then it belonged to Villa de Tacámbaro, the Congress meets under protection of Morelos and it arises. The Manifesto of Puruarán, where the insurgents shaped the true spirit of the independence fight 1828It arrives at Tacámbaro, Juan Jose Codallos and pronounces the Plan of Codallos 1837The 14 of March a neighbor group of Tacámbaro, was pronounced in favor of the Federation 1838The 19 of May met in Tacámbaro the forces of federalism, deciding the Tacámbaro Plan in order to attack Valladolid 1841The federalists attack Tacámbaro 1856The liberal ones of Tacámbaro constitute the Society of the Union Don Melchor Ocampo. 1856Of this year to 1868, it emphasizes agrarian conflict by territories of common property. 1858-59One settles in Tacámbaro first factory of the press and several newspapers are published 1862The first normal rural one is based of Mexico 1865The city of Tacámbaro is taken by the republican forces. In this same year they established in Tacámbaro the powers of the Government of the State, headed by General Vicente Riva Palace. The 11 of April, in this place was defeated the troops French, being victorious General Nicholas of Régules 1866 the 20 of January. The city of Tacámbaro it is attacked again by the imperialistic ones 1877 constitutes the Civil Hospital 1911The head revolutionary Rescuing Escalante it takes the city of Tacámbaro. 1913 the 16 of April, the revolutionary forces they fight against the huertistas. In one second battle, 2 of September, are defeated the revolutionaries of this city. 1914The 27 of May, in another battle, revolutionaries reclaim the city of Tacámbaro 1915The 25 of March, Tacámbaro is attacked by the Pancho Villa supporter forces 1920The 15 of April, the foundation is carried out of the Diocese of Tacámbaro 1922The first union (Leon forms XII), under the auspice of the catholic church and later agricultural organizations of workers arose and industrialists, under the direction of Salvador Elizarrarás, who initiates the fight by the earth grant. 1935The first grant is carried out of earth corresponding to ejido J. Jesus Alcaráz

Half Physicist
Location It is located to the center of the State, in the coordinates 19º14' of North latitude and 101º28' of west longitude, to a height of 1.640 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Santa Clara, Huiramba and Acuitzio, to the east with Madero and Nocupétaro, to the south with Turicato, and the west with Aryan.

Extension Its surface is of 787,15 Km² and it represents 1,33 by one hundred of the total of the State.
Orography Their relief constitutes the cross-sectional volcanic system, the mountain ranges of Santa Clara, the Coco and Acuitzio and the hills Hollow, Colorado, the Wild boar, the Tiger, the Cross and others. Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by the rivers Tacámbaro, Flints and Cold the stream of Support and the Lagoon of the Magdalena. Climate Its climate is tropical and tempering with rains in summer. It has an annual pluvial precipitation of 1.451,6 millimeters and temperatures that oscillate between 8,8 to 26.9º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality they dominate the mixed forest with pine, encino and cedar, the tropical forest deciduo, with parota, cuéramo, ceiba and huisache and the coniferous forest, with pine and oyamel. Natural resources The forest surface timber is occupied by pine and encino the not-timber one by scrubs of different species. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary inferior and the Eocene, correspond a mainly those of the podzólico type and chernozem. Its use is fundamentally forest and in smaller agricultural and cattle proportion.

Sociodemográfico profile
Ethnic groups According to the General Census of Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 121 people who speak some indigenous language, and of which 70 are men and 51 they are women. The main indigenous language that is spoken he is purépecha and the second most important one it is the totonaca. Demographic evolution In the municipality of Tacámbaro in 1990, the population it represented the 1,47 percent of the total of the State. It stops 1995, a population of 53.113 inhabitants has itself, its rate of growth is of the 0,30 annual percent and the densidad of population it is of 67 inhabitants by kilometer squared. The number of women is relatively greater to the one of the men. For the year of 1994, they have occurred 2123 births and 351 deaths, also thus the migration and immigration in the municipality have be small.
Religion The religion that predominates in the municipality is the Catholic followed in smaller proportion by the Witnesses of Jehovah, Gospellers and Baptists.

Social infrastructure and of Communications
Education The municipality counts on establishments of initial education pre-school, primary, eg: secondary and institutions of mean level superior as they are schools of bachelors and the preparatory Republic of Venezuela. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality it is taken care of by official and deprived organisms eg: Clinical of IMSS, Clinics of the ISSSTE and Centers of Health, besides the Particular Doctor's offices. Supply The municipality counts on service of tianguis, markets, stores departmental where the population supplies itself articles of first necessity. Sport The municipality counts on a sport unit in the head policeman and fields of basquetbol and soccer in the communities. House The municipality counts approximately on 10.138 built houses of which the construction of adobe predominates, followed in smaller proportion by the one of partition, wood and cardboard. Services public Potable water 85_ Drainage 50_ Electrification 95_ Paving 25_ Public lighting system 90_ Garbage collection 10_ Market 100_ Sign 100_ Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 40_ Public security 90_ Parks and Gardens 100_ Buildings Public 90_
Mass media The municipality counts on the following mass media: Newspapers, radio and television. Communication channels One communicates by the hard road towards Flints, Tecario, Chupio and Yoricostío and ways of terracería that it communicates all the other communities in addition it counts on service of telephone, telegraph, mail, radio communication, taxis, trucks and suburban and foreign buses.

Economic activity
Agriculture The main activity of the municipality being its main ones cultures: the wheat, sorghum, chick-pea, rice, avocado, Chile and sugar cane. Cattle ranch Cattle grows up mainly: bovine, equine, hinny, pig, goat and ovine. Industry One tells on an established industry that it makes mainly packaged foods, products of wood and cork, furniture and accessories. Tourism Natural landscapes and crafts Commerce Account with several commercial places, stores of clothes, furniture, footwear, foods, ironworks, construction equipments and stationery stores.
Services The capacity of these in the municipality is sufficient to take care of the demand offering itself lodging and feeding in the hotels and restaurants of the municipal head, centers nocturnes, travel agencies and tourist transport.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist
Historical monuments In the municipality architectonic monuments can be appreciated like the Cathedral of Tacámbaro, the Chapel of Santa Maria Magdalena (in ruins) and the source and banks of quarry in the main place. Sculptural monuments like the Virgin of the Purest original conception of century XVI and the altarpiece in the cathedral. Celebrations, dances and traditions April 11 Celebration of the Anniversary of the Foundation of Tacámbaro 16 September 15 and Celebration of the celebrations mother countries September 30 Celebration in the Cathedral of San Jerónimo November 20 Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution December 12 Celebration in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe Music Popular. Crafts Huaraches and hats of Palm.
Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: Well-known stew like Trito and well-known soup like Tail of Ox. Tourist centers Natural landscapes, Lagoon of the Forest and Hollow Hill.

Government
Municipal head: Tacámbaro de Codallos
Main localities: Flints Its main activity is the sugar cane culture. It is located to 16 km of the municipal head. It counts on approximately 5.781 inhabitants (INEGI 1995) Chupio Its main activity is the sugar cane culture. It is located to 8 km of the municipal head. It counts on approximately 570 inhabitants (INEGI 1995) Yoricostio Its main activity is culture of the Avocado. It is located to 25 km of the municipal head. Account with approximately 850 inhabitants (INEGI 1995) San Juan de Viña Its main activity is agriculture and the manufacture of way products. It is located to 20 km of the head policeman. Account with approximately 915 inhabitants (INEGI 1995) Tecario Its main activity is the culture of Chile. It is located to 13 km of the municipal head. Account with approximately 2035 inhabitants (INEGI 1995).
Chronology of the municipal presidents 1940 - Sabas Carranza 1941 - Elíseo González 1942 - J. Jesus Ramirez Vázquez 1943 - 1944 Abelardo Mountain range Sanchez 1945 - Luis Calm Murillo 1945 - Juan Guajardo 1946 - Andrés Medina 1947 - J. Jesus Ramirez Vázquez 1948 - Francisco Sanson Grouse 1949 - Pedro Sifts Oaks 1949 - Polished Federico 1950 - Jose Calderón Oil mill 1951 - J. Jesus Murillo 1952 - Juan Ruiz 1952 - Eligio Martinez 1953 - Innocent Solorzano Morals 1957 - Short Eduardo Silver 1959 - J. Jesus Gutiérrez Elizarraraz 1961 - Manuel Rosales González 1962 - Jose Calderón Oil mill 1963 - 1965 J. Eleazar Garci'a Breeding grounds 1966 - 1968 Héctor Villaseñor 1969 - 1971 Guillermo González Oil mill 1972 - Gabriel You cut Zarco 1972 - 1974 Rafael Mendoza Lagoons 1975 - 1977 Diego Hernandez Topete 1978 - 1980 Francisco Pío Zarate 1981 - 1983 Isidro Pedraza Ponce 1984 - 1986 Sebastián Pastrana Towers 1987 - 1989 Vicente Escobedo Garci'a 1990 - Jaime Dwells Lopez 1990 - 1992 Margarito Antúnez Domínguez 1992 - Jose Distinguished 1996 - Valentin Rodriguez Gutiérrez 1996 - Brown Eugene Towers 1996 - 1998 Esteban Cruzaley Diaz Belly 1999 - 2001 Abel Sanchez Padilla2002 - 2004 C.Nicolas Tavera.

Tancítaro

Tancítaro

It means “tribute place”.

History

This town, of pre-Hispanic origin, by its location between the mountain range and the hot Earth, it was chosen stops that there the products of the towns were given, as much of the coast as of hot earth, subjects to empire tarasco. It is conquered by Domingo of Medina. In 1531, it appears like group of judges, which included so much the towns of the mountain range like of hot earth, conserving its function of harvesting of products that paid the Spanish empire. In the cold Earth it included the populations of San Miguel, Ticipendo, Yaraparícuaro (or Kings), San Juan, Urapú, San Antonio, Pancitácuaro, San Pedro Guanimba and San Francisco Guario and in the zone it warms up: Acahuato, Parícuaro, Apatzingán, Santa Anna Amatlán, Tomatlán, Xapa and Poco. Both portions were entrusted by half the conqueror Domingo Medina and to Corona. To the death of first, they passed to its son Alejo Enríquez de Medina, administered who it around 1597. For 1546 it counted on 990 tributary ones, which were falling due to the operation of the charge until being reduced to 714 at the end of century XVI. The population was evangelizada byfranciscanos, who settled down a monastery there that served in order to advance towards hot earth. They produced cotton, maize and wood. For century XVII, its population had descended to only 100 inhabitants, who produced cotton, banana and cattle. For 1765 it belonged to the secular clergy, who administered small rancherías. After independence it comprised of the party of Apatzingán, it counted on city council and it had repair big repair of population. In 1822 it had 3.475 inhabitants, produced maize and wood. By Territorial Law of 1831 it was established like municipality of Apatzingán. It was elevated to the rank of Villa 28 of June of 1860, with the title ofTancítaro of Medellín, was scene of several combats during the French Intervention.
Chronology of historical facts 1522It happens to be member of the party of Apatzingán.1531Spanish conquest by Domingo of Medina, which happens to be encomendero.1831 settles down like municipality.1860It is elevated to the category of Villa like Tancítaro de Medellín.

Half Physicist

Location It is located to the west of the State, in the coordinates 19º20' of North latitude and 102º22' of west longitude, to a height of 2.080 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Peribán and Nuevo Parangaricutiro, to the west with New Parangaricutiro and Parácuaro, to the south with Parácuaro, Apatzingán and Buenavista, and to the west with Peribán and Buenavista. Its distance to the State Capital it is of 170 km.

Extension Its surface is of 717,65 Km² and it represents 1.21 percent of the total of the State.
Orography Their relief constitutes the cross-sectional volcanic system, the mountain ranges of Tancítaro, Paracho and Nahuatzen and hills Don Celso, the Shipyard, Guayimba and Pico de Tancítaro. Hydrography Their hydrography constitutes streams and springs of cold water, Zirimóndiro, Condémbaro, Zirimbo, Santa Catarina, Choritiro and the Cuate. Climate Its climate is tempered with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 900 millimeters and temperatures that centigrades oscillate between 7 and 38º. Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates the coniferous forest, with pine, oyamel and junípero and the mixed forest, with pine and encino. Their fauna conforms the deer, coyote, armadillo, rabbit, tejón, zorrillo, tlacuache, vixen, hen of hill, pigeon, black eagle, calandria, finch and sparrow. Natural resources The forest surface of timber is occupied by pine, encino and in the case of the not-timber one by scrubs, chaparral thorny and low forest. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary and Miocene, they correspond mainly to those of podzólico type. Its use is fundamentally forest and in smaller agricultural and cattle proportion.

Infrastructure Social and of Communications

Education The municipality counts on establishments of initial education, pre-school, primary, eg: secondary and for the level half superior counts on the baccalaureate, in addition it receives attention of the INEA. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality public is taken care of by organisms and prevailed such as: the assigned Hospital to the Secretariat of Health, the Clinics of IMSS and the Doctor's offices Individuals.
Abasto The municipality counts on a municipal market and stores of packings. Sport The municipality counts on sport unit, fields of soccer, earth basquetbol and fields for volleyball, in its communities as well as in its municipal head. House The municipality counts approximately on 3.746 houses built of which the construction predominates of wood, followed in smaller proportion by the one of it marinates, partition and other materials. Services public Potable water 80_ Drainage 30_ Electrification 90_ Paving 10_ Public lighting system 75_ Garbage collection 10_ Market If Sign No Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 25_ Public security 25_ Parks and Gardens Buildings Public Mass media The municipality counts on syntony of radio A.M. - FM, television channels and newspapers of circulation regional and state. Communication channels The municipality communicates by the Morelia highway - Lazaro Cardinal red with deviation in Uruapan by New Parangaricutiro to 52 km. And by the highway Morelia - Zamora with deviation in Buenavista, connecting to 22 km, of the section Tancitaro - Apo of the Rosary. The 90 _ of its communities they communicate with ways of terracería.

Activity Economic

Agriculture It is cultivated mainly: maize, wheat, bean, pumpkin, Pope and kidney bean. In addition it counts on fruit kitchen gardens of avocado and peach tree that the main activity means economic at the moment. Cattle ranch The cattle activity is second in importance grows up: , pig, wool, equine and goat cattle. Representing these two sectors until the 70 _ of its economic activity.
Industry The municipality counts on an established industry, like they are the empacadoras of avocado and peach tree and the warehouses of fruit boarding. Representing the 7 _ of its activity economic. Tourism By its natural conditions it is possible to develop this activity. Commerce The municipality counts on small and medium commerce eg: Stores of clothes, footwear, mueblerías, ironworks, construction equipments and stationery stores. Representing the 7 _ of its economic activity. Services The municipal head account with a hotel and two restaurants that they offer lodging and feeding.

Attractive Cultural and Touris

tHistorical monuments The Parish of San Marcos, architectonic monument and the parish of Apo of the Rosary. Museums At the moment the municipality does not count on museum some.
Celebrations, dances and traditions September 16 to the 21 Celebration of the Supervisory Celebration Music Wind music Is Lowland and Northern Crafts The artistic blacksmith shop and the elaboration of mounts. Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: the carnitas Tourist centers By its religious tradition the church of Apo of Rosary, receives good amount of visitors every year.


Government

Municipal head: TancítaroSe it locates to 170 km of the State Capital. It counts on 4.439 inhabitants. Main localities Apo of the Rosary Its main activity is the avocado production It is located to 12 km, of the municipal head. Account with 1.464 inhabitants. Pareo Its main economic activity is agriculture being its main cultures maize, kidney bean and fruit trees. It is located to 9 km of the municipal head. Account with 2.077 inhabitants.
Chronology of Presidents Municipales 1999 - 2001 Javier Medina Villanueva2002 - 2004 Arthur Olivera

Tangamandapio

Tangamandapio
Tangamandapio word is of origin chichimeca and means “rotten trunk that stays still on”.
Shield The shield of Villa of Santiago Tangamandapio is designed in the Spanish gothic form.
It emphasizes a field of gules in center, enamel that it symbolizes unidad, prestigio, amor, esfuerzo, defensa of the Earth , heroicidad and trabajo of the men of the Villay as heart of that field stands out to the natural figure of a robusto trunk of ahuehuete cut and enhiesto, that it confirms the meaning of Tangamandapio, that is “trunk cut that remains I erect”. The shield shows in its left and right flank, two by each flank, the traditional figures of trojes phorhepichas, that they notified the existence of the old districts of town. We also find a bordura blue that it express abundance of its ancestral water eyes. They surround the bordura of shield twelve vírgulas ascending that is of gold. The timbre of the shield, in the part superior, presumes the hieroglyphic of the race tamazulteca, since Tamazula and its region it brought the cacique to the “defenders of the borders of its kingdom”. The hieroglyphic one shows the figure of a toad due to that in its language nahua, with the words Tamazulli, Tamazullan or Tamazollan, denotes the batrachian. In its and straight left side the shield has three canes of otate by side, that means the fight instruments for the safekeeping of the territory. The shout or form descries it the Latin words: Semper ad excelsum that always says “ towards the stop”. The author of the idea and the owner of the shield Francisco Elizalde Garci'a painted who it was Héctor Duarte Sanchez.

History
This municipality was founded from before the conformation of the empire tarasco by descendants oftecos or xanuchas. Later one became one of the so many towns subjects to the dominion tarasco. Throughout the period colonial we indifferently found the nominations of “Tanmangandepeo”, “Tamandapio” or “Atengomandapeo”. Its incorporation to the Christianity, after realised the Spanish conquest, it had to friarJacobo Dociano, that showed an attitude humanistic towards the natives and it had great controversies with other ecclesiastics, maintaining the right that had the Indians to receive the sacrament of eucaristía. Also it was distinguished for being the founder of the convent ofSantiago Tangamandapio. Another one of the evangelizadores of the place was Francisco of Cerda. In that then ones in the municipality maize took place, wheat and chick-pea, and their inhabitants dedicated themselves to the work of fabrics of cotton and wool, with a limited commerce. In 1822 the name of Santiago was assigned to him, being like town and vicaría of Jacona. The 10 of December of 1831, when promulgating itself the Law of Division Territorial of the State,Tangamandapioes elevated a the category of municipality pertaining to the party of Zamora. Its municipal head is well-known like Santiago Tangamandapio.
Illustrious personages Serafín Contreras Manzo. - Masterful (1910 - 1915) Chronology of historical facts 1822The name of Santiago was assigned to him Tangamandapio, being as town and vicaría of Jacona 1831It is elevated to the category of municipality. 1874 becomes possession of Jacona 1879It recovers its category again of Municipality, during the Porfirista dictatorship it loses again its character of municipality and becomes prefecture of Zamora 1909It recovers the category definitively of municipality

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Location It is located to the northwest of the State, in the coordinates 19º57' of North latitude and 102º26' of west longitude, to a height of 1.670 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Chavinda, to the east with Zamora, Jacona and Tangancícuaro, to the south with Tangancícuaro, and the west with Tingüindín and Villamar. Its distance to the State Capital is of 165 km.
Extension Its surface is of 315,68 Km² and it represents the 0.53 percent of the total of the State 165 km. Orography Their relief constitutes the cross-sectional volcanic system, the hills White, Huanúmera, Dark, Cuate, the Crazy person, Guayabo and the Tarécuaro mountain range. Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted mainly by streams: colored and dark, flowing of cold water and some prey. Climate Its climate is tempered, has a pluvial precipitation annual of 700,0 millimeters and temperatures that oscillate between 2,6 and 38.0º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates to the mixed forest with pine and encino and the tropical forest deciduo with parota, guaje, cascalote and they cirian. Their fauna conforms the deer, cacomixtle, cat wild, squirrel, raccoon, garganey, torcaz and duck.
Natural resources The forest surface of timber is occupied by pine, encino, and in the case of the nontimber ones, by scrubs of different species. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary and Miocene, they correspond mainly to those of type chernozem. Its use is fundamentally cattle dealer and in minor forest and agricultural proportion.

Social infrastructure and of Communications
Education For the basic education establishments exist of pre-school, primary, eg: secondary education initial and telesecundaria. At mean level superior is the School of Bachelors. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality it is taken care of by official and deprived organisms in urban means like those of preventive medicine, it consults external, general medicine and odontológicos services, in assigned Centers of Health to the Secretariat of Health, besides the Particular Doctor's offices. Supply The municipality counts once on tianguis per week, stationery stores, stores of clothes, zapaterías, ironworks and stores of packings where the population acquires articles of first necessity.
Sport In the municipality are soccer fields, basquetbol, volibol, recreational parks and sport units in process of construction distributed in all the communities of the municipality like in the municipal head. House The municipality counts approximately on 3.696 built houses of which the construction of adobe is the one that predominates followed by the one of materials (partition, block, stone and cement) among others. (INEGI 1995). Services public Potable water 70_ Drainage 60_ Electrification 80_ Paving 40_ Public lighting system 80_ Garbage collection 80_ Market No Sign No Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 90_ Public security 90_ Parks and Gardens 95_ Buildings Public 95_ Mass media The municipality counts on the following mass media: newspapers, radio stations, television, etc. Communication channels The municipal head communicates with the Federal Highway No. 15 Mexico - Walnuts, some communities (the Cherry tree, The Quarry, Tarecuato, etc.), Zamora highway - the Kings, others with terracerías, count on the service of railroad, telephone, public houses, post office and telegraphs.

Economic activity
Agriculture It is the main economic activity of the municipality being the main cultures: maize, kidney bean, wheat, cucumber, jícama and sorghum. Also it counts on fruit kitchen gardens of: pear, peach tree, plum, file and avocado. Cattle ranch The cattle activity is not very significant for the municipality, one grows up mainly: Bovine, Pig, Ovine and Birds. Industry Between the established industries they emphasize by its importance: the looms of pedals that make blankets; the factory of sueteres and playeras of acrilán.
Tourism By its natural conditions, the municipality takes places own for the tourist development. Commerce It exists in the municipality the commerce of variable furniture, sets of dishes and fruits Services The municipality counts on service of hotels and restaurants that they satisfy the tourist demand.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist
Historical monuments The municipality counts on several architectonic monuments between which they emphasize: The Parish of San Francisco of You grasp and the Parish from Santiago Apostle. Constructed in the past century. Celebrations, dances and traditions Julio 25 Celebration in honor to Santo Patrono Apostle Santiago May 15 Celebration in honor of San Farm Isidro August 28 the Fair of the Pear is carried out November 1º is carried out the Fair of the Pot April the Fair of the Cornflour drink is carried out 16 September 15 and Celebration of the celebrations Mother countries December 12 Celebration in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe Music Traditional, wind bands. Crafts Vegetal and textile fibers, weaves of reed (baskets, baskets), gabanes in different styles, geometric design with lambda-type, cross embroiderings o'clock, wool strips with geometric decoration, blouse of cotton embroidered by hand
Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: churipo, corundas, cornflour drink and pozole. Tourist centers The municipality counts on an Archaeological Zone and Recreational park denominated the Teporicua.

Government
Municipal head: Santiago Its main activity is the farming one being its main ones cultures: maize, kidney bean, wheat, cucumber, jícama, fruit trees (it files), besides the young of bovines, pigs and poultries. Account with 8.965 inhabitants (INEGI 1990). Its distance to the State Capital is of 165 km. Main localities Tarécuaro Its main activity is agriculture, being its main ones cultures the maize and the kidney bean, count in addition with fruit pear kitchen gardens, peach tree, avocado and plum. One grows up bovine, pig cattle and poultries. In smaller proportion the commerce and crafts. it locates to 40 km of the municipal head. It counts on 6,480 inhabitants. The QuarryIts main activity is agriculture being its main ones cultures the maize and the kidney bean, count in addition with fruit pear kitchen gardens, peach tree, avocado and plum. One grows up bovine, pig cattle and poultries. In smaller proportion the commerce and crafts. it locates to 33 km of the municipal head. It counts on 2,130 inhabitants.
Chronology of the municipal presidents 1944 - Francisco Espinoza Valdez 1951 - Jose González Padilla 1952 - Gilberto Oregel Bultado 1953 - J. Salomé Garci'a 1962 - Navarrese Miguel Ochoa 1963 - 1965 Ernesto Ochoa Fertile valley 1966 - 1968 Jose Mejía González 1969 - 1971 Jose González Padilla 1972 - 1974 Luis Manzo Mora 1975 - 1977 Ernesto González González 1978 - 1980 Arnulfo Oregel Villanueva 1981 - 1983 Luis Ochoa Fertile valley 1984 - 1986 Francisco Stream Eyebrow 1987 - 1989 Juan González Fields 1990 - 1992 Serafín Rivers Alvarez 1993 - 1995 Rafael Rivers Alvarez 1996 - 1998 Aurelio Garci'a Lúa 1999 - 2001 Salvador Contreras Garci'a2002 - 2004 Victorian Alfredo.

Tangancícuaro

Tangancícuaro

Tangancícuaro chichimeca is an origin word that means “place of three water eyes”, although other authors give him the meaning of “where stakes in the ground nail”. The first meaning alludes to places in the neighborhoods of the town: Junguarán, Cupatitzio and Camécuaro.
Shield The shield has Spanish form, that is one of more classic in the heráldica. It has and placed diagonally worn, descendent participation. In the quarter superior, dated, on field of sínople, are three hieroglyphic symbols of water, that corresponds to one of the meaning accepted of its name: place of three water eyes. The right quarter, on gold field, emphasizes the efigie of Chupi - Tirápame, central deity to which the tarascos they called “precious water or beautiful water”. In the left quarter, on field of gules, one is the symbol corresponding to the deities of the water and it belongs to the landlords of Tunalpohually. The shield has a natural bordura and on her, they are wood stockades, that talk about the other meaning of place” where stakes in the ground nail”. In the part inferior of the bordura is a Latin currency that it is translated by “good water source”. They ornament the shield lambrecuines of gold. The shield was designed by the professorFrancisco Elizalde.

History

Tangancícuaro was onepre-Hispanic población, according to they reveal the archaeological vestiges found in the place. In centuries XVI and XVII one took to end the evangelización in this zone, by part offrailes agustinos, that they had in Tangancícuaro a small convent with five monks and a hospital. In century XVII the name of Tangancícuaro was assigned to him of Asuncio'n and in the religious administration, it depended on the parish of Jacona, in the civilian depended of the jurisdiction of Zamora. In 1822 it counted on City council, tapeworm 2.219 inhabitants who dedicated a agriculture and produced maize, wheat and lentil. The 10 of December of 1831 were constituted in municipality and to its head one named himTangancícuaro of Edge, from the 20 of November of 1861, in memory of the General Mariano Arista.
Illustrious personages Rafael Peace Romero, poet (1822-1875) Ramón Silva Alvarez,filántropo Primitiva Quiroz Sámano, poet Navarrese Rubén C., poet (1892-1957) Angel Morales, bishop of Sonant Victorian Francisco Jasso de Davalos, benefactor of the town. (? - 1812) Angel Mariano Morales and Jasso, bishop and politician, was delegated to Cortes of Madrid before of the Independence of Mexico, and already of return to National congress, in 1837 was member of the Congress of Government. (1784-1843) Mariano Irigoyet, Bishop of Abdera (? - 1843) Ramón Peace Rosemary, Was printing poet and author of “Memories” (1835-1911) Rafael Galván,sacerdote, sociologist, support the work pro-agrarista, author of the book of Right Mexican civilian. (1878-1940) David Marín Quiroz, revolutionary, two decorations were granted to him to the military merit. (1890-1961) Rubén Navarrese Claudius Murgia, revolutionary, poet, performance some administrative positions during the period of President Venustiano Carranza, was delegated the premises, commercial aggregate of Mexico in the city of Los Angeles, Consul, publisher of the book “Rates of Autumn”, I found a company cinematographic, son was appointed favorite of town of Tangancícuaro (1894-1958).Roberto Quiroz Guerra, Normalista Teacher, Director of Education in the state of Puebla and Yucatan Federal director of Education in the State of Jalisco, general supervisor and Head of Zone. (1914-1978)Martín Sámano Magaña, professor and historian (1897-1987) Chronology of historical facts1861The municipal head acquires name of Tangancícuaro de Arista 1910The neighbors of Tangancícuaro they second the Plan of San Luis and are headed by Jesus Garci'a 1913Near Tangancícuaro one got rid a battle between the forces of the revolutionary General Guillermo Garci'a Aragón and Colonel Federal Manuel Fernandez War. Another important fact happened in the locality of Tenguecho, between imperialistic republicans and during the French Intervention.

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Location It is located to the northwest of the State, in the coordinates 19º53' of North latitude and 102º12' of west longitude, to a height of 1.700 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Zamora, Jacona and Tlazazalca, to the east with Purépero. and Chilchota, to the south with Charapan, Kings and Tingüindin, to the west with Tangamandapio. Its distance to the capital of S-state of 134 km

Extension Its surface is of 387,95 Km² and it represents the 0.65 percent of the total of the State. Orography Its relief is constituted by the volcanic system cross-sectional, mountain range of Patamban and the Patamban hills and Tangancícuaro.
Hydrography Their hydrography constitutes the river Duero and the water eyes of Junguarán, Camécuaro and Cupatziro. Climate Its climate is tempered with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 800 millimeters and temperatures that they oscillate between 8,0 to 35º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates the coniferous forest with oyamel and pine and the mixed forest with encino, aile, ash and pine. Natural resources The forest surface timber is occupied by pine and encino, the nontimber one, by diverse scrubs. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary, quaternary and Miocene, correspond mainly to those of type chernozem and of mountain. Its use is fundamentally cattle dealer and in smaller agricultural and forest proportion.

profileSociodemográfico

Ethnic groups According to the General Census Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 1033 people who speak some índigena language, and of which 475 are men and 558 are women. Within the main índigenas languages we can to mention the Purépecha and the Zapoteco. Demographic evolution In the municipality of Tangancícuaro in 1990, the population it represented the 0,95 percent of the total of the State. It stops 1996, a population of 33.815 inhabitants has itself, its rate of growth is of the -0,01 annual percent the rate of negative growth it must to factors such as the emigration to the interior and outside of the country mainly and densidad of population is of 87,16 inhabitants by kilometer squared. The number of women is relatively greater to the one of the men. For the year of 1994, they have occurred 1107 births and 182 deaths, also thus the migration and immigration in the municipality have be considerable.
Religion The religion that predominates in the municipality is the Christian, followed in smaller proportion by the Witnesses of Jehovah, Evangelista and Judaica.

Infrastructure Social and of Communications

Education In the municipality establishments of initial education exist as they are. Pre-school, primary, secondary, secondary techniques, telesecundaria and for the mean level superior preparatory or school of bachelors. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality it is taken care of by official and deprived organisms in urban means rural and as they are rural Doctor's offices, services of preventive medicine, consult external, medicine general, centers of infantile maternal health and, laboratories of clinical analyses, X-rays and hospitals, particular clinics and doctor's offices.
Supply The municipality counts on a commercial market, stores, pharmacies, stationery stores, zapaterías, commercial centers and departmental, fixed and semi-portable stores of clothes, positions. Sport In the municipality are sport units, fields of soccer, fields of basquetbol, volibol, fields of distributed athletics and recreational centers in the localities of the municipality as well as in its municipal head. House The municipality counts approximately on 7.120 built houses of which the construction of materials predominates, of partition, block, slab of concrete followed by the one of laminae of cardboard, it tiles and it marinates. Services public Potable water 90_ Drainage 90_ Electrification 95_ Paving 80_ Public lighting system 95_ Garbage collection 80_ Market 40_ Sign 90_ Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 100_ Public security 90_ Parks and Gardens 40_ Buildings Public 20_ Mass media The municipality counts on the following mass media: Regional newspapers, radio stations, channels of television signal by cable or antenna parabolic. Communication channels One communicates by the highway Morelia - Quiroga - Zacapu - Tangancícuaro, Zamora. Besides foreign buses and the premises, public transport, taxis, transport of slight load and of materials, telephone, telephone houses, offices of telegraphs, post office, cover of telephony cellular.

Activity Economic

Agriculture The agricultural activity is of extreme importance for municipality being its main cultures: the maize, wheat, sorghum, mill, onion, courgette, tomato, tomato, kidney bean, alfalfa, chick-pea, barley, green Chile, Pope and brocoli. Cattle ranch The main young is: bovine, goat, pig. ovine, poultries and beehives. Industry The municipality counts on an established industry as they are You make congeladoras, descremadores, empacadoras, plants fodder, mill of wheat, curtidoras, it makes of mosaics, partition, tubes and sawmills being are the main one economic activity of the municipality.
Tourism By its natural conditions the municipality counts on places own for the tourist development, which constitutes a vitally important activity, for the economic development. It counts on the Lake of Camécuaro, the National Park, an Archaeological Zone and flowing. Commerce This municipality counts on commercial places, stores of clothes, furniture, footwear, foods, ironworks, materials, pharmacies, pharmacies, stationery stores, bookstores, banks. Where the population acquires articles of first and second necessity. Services The capacity of these in the municipal head is sufficient in order to take care of the demand, offering itself: lodging and feeding in the hotels and restaurants of the head policeman.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist

Historical monuments The municipality counts on several architectonic monuments eg: the Parochial Church of the Asuncio'n that it dates from century XVIII, is located in the municipal head, the Parish of San Francisco, in the locality of Patamban and the Old Temple in the locality of Ruiz Cortinez. Celebrations, dances and traditions August 15 Celebration in honor to the Virgin of Asuncio'n December 12 Celebration in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe March 19 Celebration in honor to Santo Christ February 2 Celebration by the day of the Candlemas The municipality does not have any representative dance of the place Year with year the celebration is tradition of Santo Christ where besides the festivals they can appreciate the crafts of vidriada ceramics of green, the rugs of flowers and colored sawdust whereupon the streets are adorned, over which it passes the population with the Santísimo.
Music The folk music is the wind Bands. Crafts The municipality is characterized by its pottery, gives jugs, pots, casseroles, plates, vases and the vidriada ceramics of green that is the specialty. Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is the Churipo, huchepos, camata - putzuti (grain cornflour drink), the carnitas, barbecue of lamb and corundas. Tourist centers In municipality several tourist centers are located eg: the Lake of Camécuaro, the National Park of Camécuaro, the Archaeological Zone, flowing and spas.

Government

Municipal head: Tangancícuaro de Arista It is located to 134 km., of the State Capital. Its main one activity is agriculture, the cattle ranch and the commerce, whatever with 15164 inhabitants (INEGI 1990). Main localities Valley of Guadalupe Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 12 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 870 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).San Antonio Ocampo Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 10 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 1591 inhabitants (INEGI 1990). Go'mez Farias Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 7 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 1538 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).San jOse de Gracia Its main activity is agriculture, cattle ranch and the commerce. It is located to 11 km. of the municipal head. Account with 521 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).Patamban Its main activity is the pottery, agriculture and the commerce. It is located to 20 km. of the municipal head. Account with 3.640 inhabitants (INEGI 1990). Etucuaro Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 10 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 1570 inhabitants (INEGI 1990). Damaso Cardinal red Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 10 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 905 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).
Chronology of the municipal presidents 1940 - Brown Elíseo 1941 - Antonio Rodriguez January 1942 - Valadez refuge Morals 1942 - J. Jesus Zamora Enríquez 1943 - Jose Mª. Fertile valley M. 1944 - Miguel Sámano M. 1945 -1946 Pedro Perez Castillas 1947 - Valdemar Anaya 1948 - Luis Gil Montañez 1949 - Jesus Chávez Lara 1950 - Luis Gil Montañez 1951 -1952 David Márquez Sepúlveda 1953 - Luis Lemus Oropeza 1954 - Thin Gustavo Side 1955 - Miguel Fernandez Zamudio 1956 - Enrique Chávez Peace 1957 - Octavio Sámano Fernandez 1958 - Antonio Duarte Grajeda 1959 - Alfonso Rodriguez Grajeda 1960 - Humberto Pimentel Bristle 1961 - Chávez Robert Fernandez 1962 - Humberto Pimentel Bristle 1963 - 1965 Juan Chávez Magaña 1966 - 1968 Brown Miguel Medina 1969 - 1971 Octavio Sámano Fernandez 1972 - 1973 Caesar Valadez Kitchen garden 1974 - Fernando Garibay Fertile valley 1975 - 1977 Eduardo Villegas Garci'a 1978 - 1980 Robert Galván Grove 1981 - 1983 Ignacio Márquez Sepúlveda 1984 - 1986 Rigoberto Thin Fernandez 1987 - 1989 Héctor Acevedo Marín 1990 - 1992 Susano Magaña Ortiz 1993 - 1995 Antonio Zamudio Martinez 1996 - 1998 Francisco Eduardo Bermúdez Dávila 1999 - 2001 David Montañez Fernandez2002 - 2004 Joaquin Anaya.

Tanhuato

Tanhuato

Tanhuato chichimeca is an origin word that means close “ of the hill”.

History
At the pre-Hispanic time, Tanhuato was a small one town pertaining to the empire tarasco. In 1530 it is put under, like all the towns of that region. To the Spanish dominion, by the forces to the control ofNuño of Guzmán. During the colony he was subject to the large estates of environs. In 1754 it comprised of the parish of La Piedad, like Yurécuaroy was made up of 112 families of Indians and one of Spaniards. Its name he was Tanhuato. In 1769, they trained 16 families of Spaniards and mestizos and 110 of Indians. In 1862 it counted on city councils and some services. Many of its neighbors they stayed to burn lime. In 1831 it was constituted in municipality. The title of Villa one granted the 20 to him of April of 1902, with the name ofTanhuato of Guerrero, in honor to the General Vicente Guerrero. At the moment its municipal head it conserves this nomination.
Illustrious personages Manuel Ponce.Rafael Méndez Aguirre. - Educating. Luis Mora Tovar. - Politician and writer. Vicente Sanchez Cervantes. - Politician. Refugio Galician Baeza. - Magistrate. José Náres Fields. - Magistrate. Jaime Cazares Cheek. - General Constitucionalista. (1893-1959) Chronology of historical facts 1530Spanish conquest. 1754 Forma leaves from the parish of the Mercy. 1831 is constituted in Municipality. 1902Title of Villa occurs him.

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Location It is located to the southwest of the State, in the coordinates 20º00' of North latitude and 101º25' of west longitude, to a height of 2, 280 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with the State of Jalisco, to the east with Yurécuaro, to the south with Ecuandureo and Ixtlán and to the west with Vista Beautiful. Its distance to the State Capital is of 172 km.

Extension Its surface is of 226,23 Km² and it represents the 0.38 percent of the total of the state. Orography Its relief is constituted by the depression of the Lerma and the Pelón hills and the Dark one. Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by the river of the Otters, by streams the Inándiro, and Drought and by the Prey of the Honda Lagoon and the Pond.
Clima Its climate is tempered with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 700 millimeters with temperatures that they oscillate between 2,5 to 40.0º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates the prairie with huisache, nopal and mezquite. Its fauna is conformed by vixen, hare, rabbit, tlacuache, zorrillo, deer, güilota, duck, carp and charal. Natural resources In the municipality the sand mines are operated. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary, quaternary and Pliocene, they correspond mainly to those of the type chernozem. Its use is fundamentally agriculturist and in smaller cattle proportion.

Profile Sociodemográfico
Ethnic groups According to the General Census Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 20 people who speak some índigena language, and of which 15 are men and 5 they are women. Within the main índigenas languages we can mention the Purépecha. Demographic evolution In the municipality of Tanhuato in 1990, the population represented the 0,39 percent of the total of the State. For 1995 it is had a population of 14.514 inhabitants, its rate of growth it is of the 0,93 annual percent and the densidad of population it is of 64,15 inhabitants by square kilometer. The number of women he is relatively greater to the one of the men. It stops the year of 1994, 395 births had been registered and 76 deaths.
Religion The religion that predominates in the municipality is the Catholic, followed in smaller proportion by the Witnesses of Jehovah and Light of the World.

Infrastructure Social and of Communications
Education The municipality counts on establishments of initial education, pre-school, primary, secondary, special education, occupational center and for the mean level superior counts on the preparatory one distributed through School of Bachelors. The matriculation taken care of for cycle 1994-1995 was of 3,378 students. In addition the INEA takes care of alphabetization groups in the primary and secondary level. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality public is taken care of by organisms and deprived eg: the assigned Centers of Health to the Secretariat of Health and the particular doctor's offices. Supply The municipality eg: counts on supply centers the store CONASUPO, tianguis once per week and grocer's, where the population acquires articles of first necessity. Sport The municipality counts on sport facilities, an audience policeman, fields of basquetbol, soccer and baseball. Besides recreational centers in the communities thus like in the municipal head.
House The municipality counts approximately on 2688 built houses of which the construction of adobe predominates, followed in smaller proportion by the one of partition, wood, covers with roofing tile, lamina of asbestos, concrete slab of and lamina of cardboard. Services public Potable water 90_ Drainage 75_ Electrification 85_ Paving 65_ Public lighting system 80_ Garbage collection 80_ Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 70_ Public security 70_ Parks and Gardens 90_ Buildings Public 80_ Mass media The municipality counts on the following mass media: cover in syntony of Radio A.M. and FM, channels of edition television, newspapers and magazines state and regional. Communication channels One communicates to the relationship in Churintzio with the freeway of the Mexico-Guadalajara West, by the federal highways 15 and 37, in its sections Morelia-Zamora and Carapan-La Mercy, it has communication to its communities by had ways by the order of 32 km. In addition it counts on services of mail, telephone, telegraph and cover of cellular telephony.

Activity Economic
Agriculture The agricultural activity is the main economic activity of the municipality being its main cultures: the wheat, sorghum, maize and kidney bean. Cattle ranch The cattle activity is second in importance being the main young of: bovine, pig, goat, birds and beehives.
Industry The municipality counts on micro industries established like they are the milky product manufacture. Tourism By its natural conditions, the municipality takes places own for the tourist development, constituting economic a vitally important activity for municipality. Commerce The municipality counts on small and medium commerce where the population acquires articles of first and second necessity. Services The capacity of these in the municipal head is sufficient in order to take care of the demand, offering itself: lodging, feeding, professional attendance, foreign powerboats, taxis, buses and suburban service.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist
Celebrations, dances and traditions May 3 Celebration in honor to the Miraculous Christ. Julio 25 Celebration in honor to Santo Santiago. June 29 Celebration in honor to San Pedro. Music Popular, wind bands and mariachi. Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: birria of head of cattle, of cabrito, broth mich, carnitas of pig, chicharrones and slight.
Tourist centers Natural landscapes.

GovernmentMunicipal head: Tanhuato of Guerrero Its main economic activity is agriculture and the commerce. It is located to 172 km. of the State Capital. Account with 8259 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995).Main localities The PoolsIts main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 7 km. of the municipal head. Whatever with 1540 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995). The Cieneguitas Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 12 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 1110 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995). Tanajo de Vargas Its main activity is agriculture and the cattle ranch. It is located to 20 km. Of the municipal head. It counts on 950 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995). San jOse de Vargas Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 20 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 823 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995). Tarimoro Its main activity is agriculture and cattle ranch. It is located to 4 km. of the municipal head. It counts on 819 inhabitants approximately (INEGI 1995).
Chronology of the municipal presidents 1940 - Elías Rodriguez 1941 - Valentin Lara 1942 - 1943 J. Trinidad Rosemary 1944 - 1945 Tamayo Youngest child 1946 - Jose Guillen M. 1947 - Felipe Lopez Ramirez 1948 - Jose Maria Tinajero Garci'a 1949 - 1950 Onofre Vázquez Fertile valley 1951 - 1952 Luis Fields Alvarez 1953 - Mario Hernandez Hernandez 1954 - Rafael Godinez Hernandez 1955 - Rafael Galician Squares 1956 - Jose Sanchez Fields 1957 - Raul Náres Rock 1958 - Melitón Loving Rodriguez 1959 - Francisco Paniagua Arellano 1960 - Laureano Mendoza 1961 - Jesus Godinez Ochoa 1962 - Murillo hope Ruiz 1963 - 1964 Melitón Loving Rodriguez 1965 - 1966 J. Ascent Amezcua Squares 1967 - 1968 Rubén Fields Caves 1969 - Jose Fertile valley Fields 1970 - 1971 Graciela Abarca Barragán 1972 - Ambrosio Tamayo Fajardo 1973 - 1975 Antonio Nava Garci'a 1976 - 1978 Jose Ruiz Grove 1979 - 1981 Onofre Vázquez Ortiz 1982 - 1984 Daniel Castle Baptist 1985 - 1986 Joél Garibay Ochoa 1987 - Courteous Antonio Basurto 1988 - 1989 Manuel Ortiz Licea 1990 - 1992 Jaime Sanchez Fields 1993 - 1995 Agustín Sepúlveda Méndez 1996 - 1998 Jorge Navarrese Ruiz 1999 - 2001 Jaime Figueroa Figueroa2002 - 2004 Ramon Castle.

Taretan

Taretan
Taretan chichimeca is a word that it means “sementera”.
Shield In the part superior two cultures are represented predominant of the municipality:el maize and the cane of sugar. The shield is divided in four quarters: the quarter left superior presents/displays I devise sugar Lazaro Cardinal red whom he symbolizeslucha agrarian this region and its installation en in 1946; in the quarter right superior, it presents/displays the palace municipal construction of colonial type that represents the power of the municipal executive; in the quarter left inferior the more important geographic characters are shaped of the region: hill de la Cruz and a fall of called water “Las Goteras”; in the quarter right inferior, is based an open book indicating studies and culture as it bases of the progress, the pen and the inkpot it reflects that Taretan has been cradle of great writers, poets and literary of reputation; the stars represent the communities more important of the municipality. The legend says: “historical, future Past promissory”, that means that this municipality, it has crossed historical trajectory that will be had to translate in a better future for the new generations taretenses.

History
Laretan is a pre-Hispanic population, lived by tarascos before the Spanish conquest. To half-full of century XVI the evangelización was carried out of the place and one assumes that the one in charge of the same wasFray Juan Baptist of Moya, for being the evangelizador of the hot Earth of Michoacán. In agreement with 1754 registries, it comprised in quality of vicaría of the parish or indoctrinates of the mountain range with head inSanta Anna Tzirosto. Taretan one was made up in that then, of the town of San Idelfonso of Taretan, of the one of San Andrés Ziraquaretiro and the property of Taretan. They inhabited approximately 431 people, enters Spaniards, Indians, mulatos and slaves. In 1825, the state was divided in four departments and Taretán was head of party corresponding to Department of the South. The 10 of December of 1831, were constituted in municipality. The 20 of November, to their head occurred him the name of Taretan of Terán, in honor to the general Manuel Mier and Terán. At the moment the municipality conserves the name of Taretán, like its municipal head.
Illustrious personagesAlfredo Maillefert the Vidals, Writer (1889 - 1914) José J. Altamirano, Musician and composer (1860 - 1900) Manuel Red Garci'a, Writer and Poet (1853 - 1914) José Ortiz the Vidals, Poet (1880 - 1905) Lucas Ortiz Benitez, Writer and poet (1904 -1984) Emigdio Ruiz Bejar, Agrarista Fighter (1950) Rafael Alvarado Ponce, Filántropo (1898 - 1942) Encarnación Lopez Ponce, Musician and Writer (1880) Ma. Of the Refuge Garci'a, Defender National of the Rights of the Woman (1973) Chronology of historical facts 1754 Is vicar and it is lived by 431 people. 1825In agreement with the constitution the 5 of Julio of 1825 Taretan happen to be party head. 1831 is constituted in municipality.

Half Physicist
Location It is located to the west of the State, in the coordinates 19º20' of North latitude and 101º55' of west longitude, to a height of 1, 130 meters on the level of the sea. It limits to the north with Ziracuaretiro, the east with Santa Clara of Copper and Aryan of Rosales, to the south with New Urecho and Gabriel Zamora, and to the east with Uruapan. Its distance to the capital of the S-state of 158 km by the route to Uruapan.
Extension Its surface is of 185. 23 km² and it represents the 0.31 percent of the total of the State. Orography Its relief is constituted by the volcanic system cross-sectional, the mountain range of Santa Clara, the hills of cross, cobrero, Furnaces, Table of Garci'a, Table of Exhacienda, Palm, San Joaquin, Pelón and Guayabo and the Plain of the Llanito.
Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by the rivers Acámbaro. Passage of the Clock, the Guayabo and Hoyo of the Air, and by streams and springs of cold water. Climate Its climate is tempered with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 1, 560 millimeters and temperatures that they oscillate between 14. 4 to 29. 66 º centigrades. Main ecosystems In the municipality deciduo with sapodilla predominates the tropical forest, tepeguaje, cirián, parota, guaje and handle. Its fauna one is satisfied by vixen, tejón, coyote, rabbit, hare, wanderer, güilota, duck and aguililla. Natural resources The forest surface timber is occupied by pine and encino, the nontimber one, by scrubs of different species. Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary and Eocene, they correspond mainly to those of podzólico type. Its use is fundamentally forest and in similar proportion they are dedicated a the agricultural and cattle activity.


Profile Sociodemográfico
Ethnic groups According to the General Census Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 36 people who speak some índigena language, and of which 23 are men and 13 they are women. Within the main índigenas languages we can to mention the Purépecha and the Mixteco. Demographic evolutionIn the municipality in 1990, the population represented the 1 _ of the total of the state. For 1995 a population has itself of 12.777 inhabitants, its rate of growth is of the 1,0 _ annual and the densidad of population is of 68,98 inhabitants by km2 the number of women is relatively greater to of men. For the year of 1994, they had been registered 387 births and 60 deaths.
Religion The predominant religion in the municipality is the catholic, followed in smaller scale by the witnesses of Jehovah, pentecostés and mormona.

Infrastructure Social and of Communications
Education For the basic education, establishments exist of initial, pre-school, primary, secondary education, telesecundaria and of technical education the CECATI and CBTa. Health The demand of medical services of the population of the municipality it is taken care of by official and deprived organisms. The municipality counts on 1 clinic of the IMSS, 2 clinics particular doctors, 5 doctor's offices and 3 pharmacies.
Supply The municipality counts on a municipal market, tianguis weekly and misceláneas. Sport It exists a sport unit, fields of basquetbol in main localities, there is in addition a rest center. House The municipality has 4 thousand houses predominating the construction of adobe followed of red partition, wood, perimo and lamina. Services public The cover of services public according to appreciations of the H. City council are: Potable water 95_ Drainage 40_ Paving 10_ Public lighting system 60_ Garbage collection 25_ Pantheon 100_ Public security 75_ Mass media The municipality counts on mass media like they are the Newspaper of Taretan, mail, telephone, railroad, service of buses and taxis. Communication channels The municipality counts on a highway that communicates to him with the municipality of Uruapan as well as ways of terracería within all the municipality. It counts railroad that communicates to the municipality with Cardinal red Morelia and Lazaro.

Activity Economic
Agriculture Agriculture is the main economic activity of the municipality, being its main cultures: the cane of sugar, magician, guava and other fruits. Cattle ranch It represents the second more important activity of municipality, grows up cattle mainly: bovine, goat, birds and equine. Representing these two sectors until 51 _ of its economic activity. Industry It represents an important activity, from the installation of Ingenio Lazaro Cardinal red where a takes end the sugar production. Representing the 25 _ of its economic activity.
Tourism Natural landscapes Commerce Small and medium commerce exists in the municipality eg: stores of clothes, footwear, stationery stores and mueblerías. Representing the 6 _ of its economic activity. Services In the municipal head are hotels and restaurants, that they offer lodging and feeding.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist

Historical monuments Parish of San Ildefonso. Celebrations, dances and traditions January 23 Celebration in honor of the employer of the town San Idelfonso Julio 25 Celebration in honor of Mr. Santiago.Julio 26 Celebration in honor to Santa Anita.Music Wind music.
Gastronomy The typical food of the place is regional kitchen a maize base like corundas and tamales in addition of the mass of guajolote. Tourist centers Natural landscapes (Cracked “the Leaks”).

Government
Municipal head: Taretan one is 155 km of the State Capital. It counts on 6.052 inhabitants. Main Localities: Tomendan Its preponderant activity in this locality is agriculture and the cattle ranch is located to 10 km Of the municipal head. Account with 1.187 inhabitants. Air hole Its preponderant activity is the agriculture followed of fruitgrowing and cattle ranch are located to 8 km of the head policeman. Account with 456 inhabitants. Dry farm Its preponderant activity is agriculture, the fruitgrowing and importance cattle ranch in sequence is located to 10 km of the municipal head. Account with 470 inhabitants.
Chronology of Presidents Municipales 1999 - 2001 Pedro Contreras Perez 2002 - 2004 Rafael Garci'a.

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Tingambato

Tingambato
It means “Temperate climate Hill”, is of origin chichimeca

History
The antiquity from the population it dates from the year of 1.300, when it is considered that the predecessors of the monarchy arrived at this place tarascaPayácume I and Vapeani I. It was a ceremonial center of great importance during the reign of the tarascos, like it demonstrates the knoll existence in regular form in the environs of the town that not yet have been studied. Tingambato was incorporated to the Spanish system by the friars of the order ofThey San Agustín, that in its outpost towards hot earth they established its convent, stops from there to mobilize itself to all the region. It was charge of Do6na Maria de Alvarado. During the colony it was head of the party of Indians and it administered the populations of San Angel, Taretan and Ziracuaretiro, and included the properties of Taretan, of the Augustinian ones, the one ofAlvaro Perez, that produced sugar, maize and wheat. The indigenous community of Tingambato it had to undergo the combats of the Spaniards in order to obtain the disintegration of the Earth property communal.
In 1754 it appears like vicaría of the Parish of the Mountain range that had his head inSanta Anna TzirostoVicaría of Tingambato one was made up of the towns Santiago Tingambato and San Angel Suruncapio, besides the Siraspén property of Dolores. Colony in average with 350 inhabitants, of who, 250 lived in Tingambato, 60 in Suruncapio and 40 in property of Siraspén of the Dolores. Of the total of inhabitants, 321 they were Indian, 13 Spaniards and 16 were people of “color broken ".
In 1765 Tingambato de Taretan comprised of the district, y counted on one population of 250 neighbors who paid tax to the town ofThey San Angel, which had 88 tributantes Indians. AfterGuerra of Independencia, for 1822, it counted on a population of 1.304 and happened to form part of the party number XIII of Taretan. In this place they produced cherimoyas, avocados, maize and wheat. it constituted in step forced for the population of Uruapan. In the Territorial Law of the 10 of December of 1831, it appears like possession of the municipality of Taretan. One rose to the municipality rank the 22 of June of 1877.
To principles of century its forest and archaeological wealth was sacked by North American colonists. Tingambato is considered like one of the populations that have more fought to conserve its cultural traditions purépechas and faced the attempts of disintegration of the communal property, until ours days. She is one of the regions that have retaken their traditions musical comedies, cultural and of defense of the language tarasco
Chronology of historical facts1300In this year they arrived at the site from this city the antecedents of the monarchy tarasca Payácume I and Vepeani I. 1754It appears like Vicaría of the parish of the mountain range. 1765 Tingambato comprised of the District of Taretan. 1822Tingambato registered a population of 1.304 inhabitants. 1831 10 of December, is considered possession of municipality of Taretan. 1877 22 of June, is elevated to the municipality rank.



Half Physical
Location It is located alto the north of the State, in the coordinates 19º30' of North latitude and 101º51' of west longitude, to a height of 1.980 meters on the level of the sea. It limits the north with Nahuatzen, to the east with Erongarícuaro and Pátzcuaro, to the south with Santa Clara and Ziracuaretiro and to the west with Uruapan. Its distance to the State Capital it is of 95 km.
Extension Its surface is of 188,77 Km² and it represents the 0,32 percent of the total of the State.
Orography Its relief is constituted by the volcanic system cross-sectional, the mountain range of Tingambato and the hills Cumburinda, Injucato, Bored, of the Molcajete, Virgen and Characarán.
Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by streams, Ravine of the Mill, Ravine of the Comay and Hidden Agua. In addition it counts with numerous cold water springs.
Climate Its climate is tempered with rains in summer. It has a precipitation pluvial annual of 1.100 millimeters and temperatures that oscillate between the 8 and 37º centigrades.
Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates the mixed forest with encino, pine, cedar and aile; and the coniferous forest with pine, oyamel and junípero. Their fauna conforms the cat mainly I mount, zorrillo, coyote, squirrel, dove and duck.
Resources natural The forest surface timber is occupied by pine and encino nontimber it is occupied by thorny and chaparrales scrubs.
Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary and Miocene they correspond mainly to those of the type prairie, of mountain and podzólico. Its use is destined fundamentally to the forest activity and in smaller proportion to the agriculturist and cattle dealer.



Sociodemográfico profile
Ethnic groups According to the General Census Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 989 people who speak some índigena language, and of which 463 are men and 526 are women. Within main índigenas languages we can mention the Purépecha and the Mayan.
Evolution demographic In the municipality of Tingambato in 1990, the population represented the 0,3 percent of the total of the State. For 1995, one is had population of 11.079 inhabitants, its rate of growth is of the 2,1 annual percent and the densidad of population it is of 58,69 inhabitants by square kilometer. The number of women he is relatively greater to the one of the men. For the year of 1994, to 471 births and 48 deaths have occurred.
Religion The religion that predominates in the municipality is the Catholic, followed in smaller proportion by the evangelical one.



Infrastructure Social and of Communications
Education The municipality counts on establishments of initial education like they are: Pre-school, primary, secondary account with establishments stops the mean level superior.
Health The demand of medical services of the population of municipality is taken care of by official and particular organisms like they are: The assigned Centers of Health to the Secretariat of Health and the Particular Doctor's offices.
Supply The municipality counts solely on grocer's.
Sport The municipality counts on a sport unit, fields of basquetbol in all the communities as well as a municipal audience and several football grounds.
House In the municipality 1.856 built houses exist, of which the construction with partition predominates, followed in minor proportion by those of wood and other materials.
Services public Potable water 90_ Drainage 40_ Electrification 60_ Paving 20_ Public lighting system 50_ Garbage collection 5_ Sign 10_ Pantheon 35_ Cloración of the Water 35_ Public security 50_ Parks and Gardens 20_ Buildings Public 20_
Average of communication The municipality counts on the following mass media: regional, state newspapers, radio A.M., FM and television.
Routes of communication One communicates by the Morelia highway - Lazaro Cardinal red. In addition it counts on: telephone, telegraph and offices of mail.



Activity Economic
Agriculture Agriculture is its main economic activity, being its main cultures: the maize, avocado, cherimoya, peach tree and other fruit trees.
Cattle ranch In the communities small milk stables prevail, with Creole cattle. Representing these two sectors until 48_ of its economic activity.
Industry Wood articles make. Representing the 17 _ of its economic activity.
Tourism Natural landscapes and archaeological ruins
Commerce Account with commerce small and medium eg: stores of packings, mueblerías, stores of clothes and zapaterías, where the population acquires articles of first and second necessity.
Services It counts solely on some restaurants in the head policeman.


Attractive Cultural and Tourist
Monuments historical The municipality counts on architectonic monuments and zones archaeological. Like the Temple of Santiago Apostle of century XVII.
Celebrations, dances and traditions 25 of July. Celebration in honor to Mr. Santiago. 14 of January. Celebration in honor to the Redeeming Christ. 15 of May. Celebration in honor to San Farm Isidro. 15 of June. Celebration to San Antonio de Padua.
Music Traditional purépecha, pirecuas and sones.
Crafts Embroiderings o'clock of cross, guanengos, blouses and mantelería, rustic wood furniture.
Gastronomy The typical food of the municipality is: Churipo, corundas, cornflour drink of grain and carnitas.
Tourist centers Natural landscapes and archaeological ruins.



Government
Head Policeman: Tingambato
Main localities:
Pichátaro Its main activity is agriculture and the operation forest. It is located to 13 km of the municipal head. Account with 6.051 inhabitants.
The Hidden one Its main activity is agriculture. It is located to 3 km of the municipal head. Account with 565 inhabitants. Chronology of the municipal presidents 1940 - Silviano Jiménez 1941 - Herasmo Medina 1942 - Crisanto Martinez 1943 - Atanacio Martinez 1944 - Rescuing Barrier 1945 - Fidel Third 1946 - Atanacio de la Cruz 1947 - Luis González 1948-1949 Braulio Hernandez 1950 - Jesus Aguilar 1951 - Gilberto Jiménez 1952 - Silviano Jiménez 1953 - Jiménez marks 1954 - Joel Arellano Alcaraz 1955 - Juan Melchor Third 1956 - Agustín Eyrie 1957 - Constantino Towers Barrier 1958 - Salvador Jiménez 1959 - Delfino Medina Zuñiga 1960 - Rafael Jiménez Arriaga 1961 - 1962 Rafael Gudiño Alcaraz 1963 - 1964 David Aguilar Villegas 1965 - Jesus Aguilar Melgoza 1969 - 1970 Salvador Jiménez 1971 - Jesus Calderón 1972 - 1974 Antonio Aguilar 1975 - 1977 Rafael Jiménez 1978 - 1980 Ramiro Jiménez Saavedra 1981 - 1983 Jesus Chávez Vantage point 1984 - 1986 Rubén Puebla Calderón 1987 - 1989 Santiago Gudiño Alcaraz 1990 - 1992 David Calvillo Eyrie 1993 - 1995 Isidro Villanueva Rodriguez 1996 - 1998 Jose Luis Hernandez Ayala 1999 - 2001 Jose Luis Sources Garci'a2002 - 2004 Juan Villegas.

Tingüindín

Tingüindín
It means “Place of adoration”, is a town of pre-Hispanic origin.
Escudo The shield is framed in sinople with lianas and leaves of encino and the aguacatero, natural of these earth. In the high part, a ribbon with flight ascendant in which the word is read " Tzinguitzuri ", the old name of Tingüindín that in language purépecha means " Place of adoration ", or the act to kneel down to adore.
The shield in himself, is trimmed in target and is distributed in three horizontal strips; in the one of above in field of gules symbol of the strength is intuited ontológicamente the name ofTin-güin-dín in the voice of it receives of the three bells. Blue the free one from the sky of Michoacán, it gives bottom main to the intermediate strip where one is the figure inclined in attitude of adoration of one of the first native ones that inhabited these earth, to kneel down in order to give thanks to its main God.
In the part inferior, it is represented a scene of mythology purépecha crowned by the majestic silhouette of the hill ofPatamban on whose skirt our town was founded.
In orange and yellow the four rays with which the God main Curicaveri (creative of everything) fertilized the Earth, that it gave to light, the nature. In center of this scene, means circle represents to our red earth or charapiti and an open book symbol of our Magna Carta with the year 1917 and that according to the illustrious writer and teacher radical and revolutionary ofFrancisco J. Múgicael famous tingüindinense general.

History
Poblado as pre-Hispanic origin, their inhabitants served alos tarascos under the command of Tanganxoán, in the fights freed against the Aztecs. During colony, the place was conquered by Cristóbal of Olidthey en 1533 and it was constituted in “Republic of Indians ", settling Greater Mayorship andCorregimiento tributary. The doctrine was administered to them by Hernando of Alfaro, that the Castilian taught to them so that they entered an early commerce with the Spaniards, interchanging indigos, maize, wheat and vegetables.
In 1581, the town counted on parochial temple and hospital, 460 Indians paid the king and the population had disminuído by plagues and other diseases. It stops century XVII the population continued being head of the party of Indians and administered the religion in its language (tarasca). They depended onTingüindín the towns of Santiago subject Atupan to charge, San Miguel Tacatzcuaro San Juan Pamatácuaro y Santiago TzicuichoAll these populations counted with chapel and hospital.
In 1822, were member of the party of Jiquilpan, counted with 3.443 inhabitants and City council due to the number of its settlers. The parish had two priests. One says that after independence, in Tingüindín copper currencies were coined. The town was elevated to the category of municipality by the Territorial Law of 1831 and he was integral of the department of Zamora. During the French intervention, it was scene of one of the combats between French and the forces of generalGarcía Pueblita, the 17 of June of 1865. In 1862 the title was granted to him of Villa and from the 18 of January of that year it took the name of " Tingüindín of Argandos ", in honor to one of the deputies to the Constituent Congress of 1814.
19 of June of 1869, stopped comprising of the district of the Kings and it was integrated to the one of Jiquilpan. In time of the porfirista dictatorship, its communities natives underwent despoliation of earth and conflicts agrarian. In contrast to this situation, in municipal head improvements when using were introduced to the prisoners like manpower. In 1892, Tingüindín it counted on electricity and 10 years more behind schedule, in 1902, the railroad arrived. In la Revolution,sus settler participated in the armed warfare. The population was attacked several times byInés Chávez Garci'a.
A to weigh of the Revolution they continued despoliation agrarian and it was until 1930, that was grant of Ejidales earth toRincón Chinese and Guáscuaro. In 1940, one equipped San Angel, the Litigation and Aquilles Serdán. In 1944 to Tingüindín, 1952 to Tacatzcuaro and in 1966 to the Tecolote.
Illustrious personagesManuel Ochoa (1868 - 1938). Francisco Jose Múgica Vela'zquez. - Revolutionary and constituent, Governing general of Tabasco and Michoacán, Constituent Deputy to Congress of Querétaro, the whose Magna Carta of 1917 I sign (1884-1954). Miguel Prado Paz. - Musical (1905). Serafín Contreras Manzo. - Professor (1914 ). Ponciano Pulido. - Revolutionary (1842 - 1930). Francisco of P. Mendoza and Herrera. - Archbishop (1852-1923). Manuel Ochoa. - Lawyer and poet (1868-1938).Ponciano Pulido. - Engineer and writer, published the book “Catholic Education” that he was sensational in its time (1915). (1882-1890).
Chronology of historical facts1530Nuño de Guzmán, occupied east place that it was constituted in “Republic of Indians " settling a greater mayorship and tributary group of judges. 1533It conquers by Cristóbal of Olid. 1831It is constituted in municipality. 1862The title is granted to him of Villa with the name of Tingüindín de Argados. 186517 of June, fight between French and troops of general Garci'a Pueblita. 1869It happens to comprise of the district of Jiquilpan.1902The railroad arrives. 1910The revolutionary movement explodes in that the inhabitants of Tingüindín participate.1930Earth grant to farmers. 1940Earth grant to farmers. 1944Earth grant to farmers. 1952Earth grant to farmers.1966Earth grant to farmers.

Half Physicist
Location It is located to the northwest of the State, in the coordinates 19º44' of North latitude and 102º29' of length the west, to a height of 1.700 meters on the level of sea. It limits the north with Villamar, the northwest with Tangamandapio, and to the east with Tangancícuaro, the south with the Kings and Tocumbo, and to the West with Tocumbo. Its distance to the capital of the S-state of 190 km.
Extension Its surface is of 174,24 km² and it represents the 0.29 percent of the total of the State.
Orography Its relief is constituted by the system volcanic cross-sectional, the mountain range of Patambam and the hills Great and of it Cows.
Hydrography Its hydrography is constituted by the rivers San Antonio, Of the Dead and the Tequila.
Clima Its climate is tropical and tempering, with rains in summer. It has an annual pluvial precipitation of 1,100 cubical millimeters and temperatures that oscillate of 6 to 21º degrees Celsius.
Main ecosystems In the municipality it dominates to the tropical forest deciduo, with parota, cirián, guaje, ceiba, guayan, cascalote and the mixed forest with pine, encino, aile, brake and cedar. Its fauna is satisfied by hare, zorrillo, tlacuache, cacomixtle, weasel, tejón, tusa, armadillo, coyote, rabbit, squirrel, deer, wild duck and guajolote.
Resources natural The forest surface timber is occupied by pine and encino, the nontimber one by scrubs mainly.
Characteristics and use of the ground The grounds of the municipality date from the periods cenozoic, tertiary inferior and Miocene, correspond mainly to those of the type chernozem and podzólico. Its use is fundamentally forest cattle dealer and, and minor proportion, agriculturist.

Profile Sociodemográfico
Groups ethnic According to the General Census Population and House 1990, in the municipality they inhabit 229 people who speak some índigena language, and of which 112 are men and 117 are women. Within the main languages índigenas we can mention the Purépecha and the Otomí.
Evolution demographic In the municipality of Tingüindín in 1990, population represented the 0,35 percent of the total of the State. For 1995, a population has itself of 18.330 inhabitants, its rate of growth is of -0.368 annual percent, the negative rate of growth must to factors such as the emigration to the interior and outside of the country mainly and the densidad of population it is of 71 inhabitants by kilometer squared. The number of women is relatively major to the one of the men. For the year of 1994, they have given to 472 births and 80 deaths, also thus the migration in the municipality has been important towards other centers of population.
Religion The religion that predominates in the municipality is Catholic, followed in smaller proportion by Witnesses of Jehovah and the Pentecostés.

Infrastructure social and of communications
Education The municipality counts on education establishments initial Pre-school, primary, eg: secondary and for the mean level superior exists a preparatory one incorporated to the Michoacana University of San Nicholas of Noble.
Salud The demand of medical services of the population in the municipality it is taken care of by official organisms and deprived in urban means eg: the Center of Health assigned to the Secretariat of Health and the Clinics of IMSS, besides the Particular Doctor's offices.
Abasto The municipality counts once on tianguis per week, slaughters, ironworks and grocer's where the population it acquires articles of first necessity.
Sport The municipality counts on sport units, fields of basquetbol, soccer and volibol in all the localities of the municipality as well as in its municipal head.
House In the municipality 2.650 built houses exist, of which predominate the construction of adobe, followed in smaller proportion by the one of materials eg: partition, block, stone, cement and other materials.
Services public Potable water 65_ Drainage 70_ Electrification 80_ Paving 40_ Public lighting system 65_ Garbage collection 50_ Pantheon 100_ Cloración of the Water 70_ Public security 95_ Parks and Gardens 95_ Buildings Public 95_
Means of communication The municipality counts on the following mass media: newspapers, radio stations and television channels.
Routes of communication The head communicates with the state highway Zamora - The Kings and some communities like Guascuaro, San Juanico, and at Tactzcuaro, is arrived by the Tocumbo highway - Cotija and to the other communities with ways of terracería, in addition it counts on services of railroad, telephone, public houses, telegraphs and mail.

Activity Economic
Agriculture It is the main activity has cultures of: maize, sugar Pope, chick-pea, cane. In addition, it counts on fruit kitchen gardens of pear, peach tree, plum, níspero and avocado.
Cattle ranch The cattle activity is smaller, grows up mainly cattle: bovine, pig, goat and birds.
Industry The municipality has an established industry account with factories of huaraches, wood furniture, by-products forest as resins, coal and the elaboration of bread.
Tourism By its natural conditions, it counts on own places for the tourist development.
Commerce In the municipality one is small commerce and medium, where the population acquires articles of first and second necessity.
Services It offers feeding in the restaurants solely of place.

Attractive Cultural and Tourist
Monuments historical The municipality counts on architectonic monuments like: The Parish of San Miguel Arcángel, the chapel of our Lady of Asuncio'n and the chapel of San Miguel.
Celebrations, dances and traditions 28 and 29 of June. Supervisory celebration in Honor of San Pedro and San Pablo 1º to the 15 of August. Celebration in honor of Our Lady of Asuncio'n 3 September. Civic act Natalicio of the General Francisco J. Múgica 13 September. Civic act in honor to the Children Heroes 15 and 16 of September. Celebrations Mother countries 20 of November. Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution December. Fair of the Bread and the Avocado
CraftsEmbroiderings of cross point, wool strips with decoration geometric, embroidered blouses of cotton of one and two points with diverse colors and design with flowers.
Gastronomytypical food of the municipality is: churipo, corundas and cornflour drinks.
Tourist centers
Landscapes natural and sale of crafts.

Government
Head Policeman: Acuitzio of the Exchange
Tingüindín It is located to 190 km of the State Capital. Its main one activity is agriculture, cattle ranch and the commerce, being the main cultures maize, cane of sugar and chick-pea. Bovine cattle grows up, goat ovine and. Account with approximately 5.761 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).
Main localities:
Tactzcuaro Its main activity is agriculture, cattle ranch and commerce, being its main cultures: the maize, chick-pea, fruit trees like peach tree, níspero and avocado; in addition bovine, pig cattle grows up and poultries. It is located to 15 km of the municipal head. Account with approximately 988 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).
Guascuaro Its main activity is agriculture, cattle ranch and commerce, being its main cultures: the cane of sugar, maize and chick-pea, in addition one grows up bovine, pig cattle and poultries. It is located to 7 km of the municipal head. It counts on approximately 2.170 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).
Aquilles Serdán Their main activities are agriculture and cattle ranch being its main cultures: the maize, chick-pea and kidney bean, in addition grows up bovine cattle, pig and poultries. It is located to 18 km of the head policeman. Account with approximately 885 inhabitants (INEGI 1990).Chronology of the municipal presidents
1941 - 1942 Jose Oseguera Corrals 1943 - Pedro Palafox 1944, 1946, 1947 Francisco Carabez 1945 - Antonio Diego Estrada 1948 - Jesus Quintero Godinez 1949 - Francisco Zepeda Rooms 1951 - 1953 Alfredo Avalos Sanchez 1954 - 1957 Jose Guizar Méndez 1957 - Francisco González Méndez 1958 - Alfonso Lopez Cañedo 1959 - 1964 Polished Luis Carabez 1965 - 1967 Ramon Quintero Oseguera 1968 - 1969 Francisco Avalos Sanchez 1970 - 1971 Jesus Arevalo Garci'a 1972 - 1974 Alfonso Zepeda Guizar 1975 - 1977 Javier Quintero Alvarez 1978 - 1980 Alfonso Zepeda Guizar 1981 - 1983 Elías Oseguera Arevalo 1984 - 1986 Marcelino Vela'zquez Guizar 1987 - 1989 Salvador Polished Andrade 1990 - 1992 Jose Polished Andrade 1993 - 1995 Arnulfo Julian Bolaños 1996 - 1998 Ma. Brown Guadalupe Zepeda 1999 - 2001 Reynaldo Herrera Ayala 2002 - 2004 Zeferino Andrade.