Acuitzio


Acuitzio Municipality is a municipality located in the central region of the Mexican state of Michoacán.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 10,052 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Acuitzio [del Canje].

History

A religious center near Acuitzio named Coatepec was founded by the Aztecs sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that the Aztecs abandoned the center to migrate to a place their Gods had mandated. Acuitzio is a word of Purépecha origin that means "Place of the snakes".

Geography

The municipality has an area of 180.13 square kilometres and is bordered to the north and northwest by Morelia Municipality, to the east by Madero Municipality, to south by Tacámbaro Municipality, and to the southwest by Huiramba Municipality.

Climate