Municipalities of Michoacán

Map of Mexico with Michoacán highlighted

Boundaries of the Municipalities in Michoacán.

Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the ninth most populated state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Landarea"> Template:Cite web</ref>

Municipalities in Michoacan are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

The largest municipality by population is Morelia, with 849,053 residents (17.87% of the state's total), while the smallest is Zináparo with 3,232 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Arteaga which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Aporo with Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> The newest municipality is José Sixto Verduzco, created on January 25, 1974.<ref name=dates>Template:Cite book</ref>

Municipalities

• Largest municipalities in Michoacán by population
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  Morelia, largest municipality by population in Michoacán.
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  Uruapan, second largest municipality by population.
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  Zamora, third largest municipality by population.
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  Lázaro Cárdenas, fourth largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref>	Population (2010)<ref name="census2010">Template:Cite web</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea" />		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name=dates />
					km2	sq mi
Acuitzio	Acuitzio del Canje	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aguililla	Aguililla	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Álvaro Obregón	Álvaro Obregón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Angamacutiro	Angamacutiro de la Unión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Angangueo	Mineral de Angangueo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Apatzingán	Apatzingán de la Constitución	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aporo	Aporo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aquila	Aquila	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ario	Ario de Rosales	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Arteaga<ref group="lower-alpha">Arteaga was originally incorporated as Carrizal, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Arteaga	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Briseñas	Briseñas de Matamoros	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Buenavista	Buenavista Tomatlán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Carácuaro	Carácuaro de Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Charapan	Charapan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Charo	Charo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chavinda<ref group="lower-alpha">Chavinda was merged with Zamora in 1874-79.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Chavinda	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cherán	Cherán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chilchota	Chilchota	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chinicuila	Villa Victoria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chucándiro<ref group="lower-alpha">Chucándiro was merged with Copándaro in 1861-62 and with Cuitzeo in 1869-1878.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Chucándiro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Churintzio	Churintzio	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Churumuco	Churumuco de Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coahuayana	Coahuayana de Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coalcomán	Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coeneo	Coeneo de la Libertad	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cojumatlán<ref group="lower-alpha">Cojumatlán was originally incorporated as Régules, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Cojumatlán de Régules	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Contepec	Contepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Copándaro	Copándaro de Galeana	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cotija	Cotija de la Paz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuitzeo	Cuitzeo del Porvenir	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ecuandureo	Ecuandureo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Epitacio Huerta	Epitacio Huerta	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Erongaricuaro	Erongaricuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gabriel Zamora	Lombardía	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo<ref group="lower-alpha">Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Tajimaroa, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Ciudad Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Huacana	La Huacana	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huandacareo	Huandacareo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huaniqueo	Huaniqueo de Morales	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huetamo	Huetamo de Núñez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huiramba	Huiramba	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Indaparapeo	Indaparapeo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Irimbo	Irimbo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ixtlán	Ixtlán de los Hervores	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jacona<ref group="lower-alpha">Jacona was merged with Zamora in 1874-77.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Jacona de Plancarte	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiménez	Villa Jiménez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiquilpan	Jiquilpan de Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
José Sixto Verduzco	Pastor Ortiz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juárez	Benito Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jungapeo	Jungapeo de Juárez	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lagunillas	Lagunillas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Piedad	La Piedad de Cabadas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lázaro Cárdenas<ref group="lower-alpha">Lázaro Cárdenas was originally incorporated as Melchor Ocampo del Balsas, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Lázaro Cárdenas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Los Reyes	Los Reyes de Salgado	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Madero	Villa Madero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Maravatío	Maravatío de Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Marcos Castellanos	San José de Gracia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Morelia<ref group="lower-alpha">Morelia was originally incorporated as Valladolid, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	MoreliaTemplate:Dagger	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Morelos<ref group="lower-alpha">Morelos was originally incorporated as Huango, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Villa Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Múgica<ref group="lower-alpha">Múgica was originally incorporated as Zaragoza, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Nueva Italia	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nahuatzen	Nahuatzen	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nocupétaro	Nocupétaro de Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Parangaricutiro<ref group="lower-alpha">Nuevo Parangaricutiro was originally incorporated as Parangaricutiro, changing its name on Template:Dts. It was merged with Uruapan in 1856-1861, 1902-04 and 1944-1950.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Urecho<ref group="lower-alpha">Nuevo Urecho was originally incorporated as Urecho, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Nuevo Urecho	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Numarán	Numarán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo	Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pajacuarán	Pajacuarán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Panindicuaro	Panindicuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Paracho	Paracho de Verduzco	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Parácuaro	Parácuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pátzcuaro	Pátzcuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Penjamillo	Penjamillo de Degollado	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Peribán<ref group="lower-alpha">Peribán was originally incorporated as San Juan Perivan, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Peribán de Ramos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Purépero	Purépero de Echáiz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Puruándiro	Puruándiro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Queréndaro	Queréndaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Quiroga<ref group="lower-alpha">Quiroga was originally incorporated as Cocupao, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Quiroga	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sahuayo	Sahuayo de Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Salvador Escalante<ref group="lower-alpha">Salvador Escalante was originally incorporated as Santa Clara, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Santa Clara del Cobre	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Lucas	San Lucas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Ana Maya	Santa Ana Maya	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Senguio	Senguio	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Susupuato	Susupuato de Guerrer	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tacámbaro	Tacámbaro de Codallos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tancítaro	Tancítaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tangamandapio	Tangamandapio	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tangancícuaro	Tangancícuaro de Arista	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tanhuato	Tanhuato de Guerrero	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Taretan	Taretan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tarímbaro	Tarímbaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tepalcatepec	Tepalcatepec	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tingambato	Tingambato	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tingüindín	Tingüindín	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero	Tiquicheo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlalpujahua	Tlalpujahua de Rayón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tlazazalca<ref group="lower-alpha">Tlazazalca was merged with Purépero in 1874-79.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Tlazazalca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tocumbo	Tocumbo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tumbiscatío	Tumbiscatío de Ruiz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Turicato	Turicato	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tuxpan	Tuxpan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tuzantla	Tuzantla	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tzintzuntzan<ref group="lower-alpha">Tzintzuntzan was originally incorporated as Zinzunzán, changing its name on Template:Dts. It was merged with Quiroga in 1874-1930.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Tzintzuntzan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tzitzio	Tzitzio	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Uruapan	Uruapan	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Venustiano Carranza	Venustiano Carranza	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villamar<ref group="lower-alpha">Villamar was originally incorporated as Guarachita, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Villamar	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Vista Hermosa	Vista Hermosa de Negrete	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Yurécuaro	Yurécuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zacapu<ref group="lower-alpha">Zacapu was merged with Pátzcuaro in 1884-89.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Zacapu	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zamora	Zamora de Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zináparo	Zináparo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zinapécuaro	Zinapécuaro de Figueroa	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ziracuaretiro	Ziracuaretiro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zitácuaro	Zitácuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Michoacán	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
Mexico	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—

References

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