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Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán,[1] at a height of 1530 meters (5065 ft) above sea level. Its limits to the north with the state of Jalisco separated by the Lerma river, at west with La Piedad, at south with Ecuandureo and to the southeast with Tanhuato. The distance to the state capital Morelia is 125 miles (201 km) and to Guadalajara is 85 miles (137 km).
Yurécuaro | |
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town | |
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| Coordinates: 20°16′55″N 102°19′55″W / 20.28194°N 102.33194°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jaime Perez |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 30,487 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Etymology
editYurécuaro comes from the Purepecha iorekuarhu meaning "riverside" or "place of growing".
History
editThe city was founded May 22, 1559 by Viceroy Don Luis de Velasco.
Transportation
editTransport routes in Yurécuaro include:
References
edit- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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