Acuitzio del Canje | |
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| Coordinates:19°30′N101°20′W / 19.500°N 101.333°W /19.500; -101.333 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Michoacán |
| Municipality | Acuitzio |
| Elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,439 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Acuitzio del Canje is a town in theMexican state ofMichoacán. It serves as the municipal seat for the surroundingmunicipality ofAcuitzio.
The area was originally settled in pre-Hispanic times. By 1620, it was a community of 20 families, with a hospital.In the early years of Mexican independence, anayuntamiento was established there.
"Acuitzio" is a word ofPurépecha origin that means "place of snakes". The epithet "del Canje" (literally: "of the exchange") refers to an exchange of prisoners of war that took place in the town on 5 December 1865, during theFrench Intervention. On 16 December 1901, theState Congress enacted legislation for Acuitzio's name to be changed to Acuitzio del Canje.
