Arteaga (Spanish:[aɾteˈaɣa]ⓘ) is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofMichoacán, being the largest municipality in Michoacán by area. The municipality has an area of 3,454.71 square kilometers (5.87% of the surface of the state)[1] and is bordered to the north by the municipality ofLa Huacana, to the east byChurumuco and the state ofGuerrero, to the south byLázaro Cárdenas, and to the west byCoalcomán de Vázquez Pallares,Tumbiscatío,Aguililla andAquila. In 2020, the population in Arteaga was 20,332 inhabitants (49.5% men and 50.5% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Arteaga decreased by -6.69%.[2] Its the municipal seat is the city of the same name.
The municipality is named in honor of GeneralJosé María Arteaga Magallanes, a 19th-century national hero and governor of the state ofQuerétaro de Arteaga.
18°21′N102°17′W / 18.350°N 102.283°W /18.350; -102.283
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