Churumuco | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Churumuco de Morelos | |
  Churumuco  Churumuco | |
| Coordinates:18°37′00″N101°38′00″W / 18.61667°N 101.63333°W /18.61667; -101.63333 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Churumuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gildardo Barrera Estrada (PRI-PVEM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,119.44 km2 (432.22 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8,175 ha (20,200 acres) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 14,366 |
| • Density | 12.833/km2 (33.238/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Area code | 425 |
Churumuco is amunicipality located in the southeastern part of theMexicanstate ofMichoacán. The municipality has an area of 1,119.44 square kilometres (1.90% of the surface of the state)[2] and is bordered to the north by the municipality ofLa Huacana, to the northeast byTuricato, to the south by the state ofGuerrero, to the southwest byHuetamo, and to the west byArteaga. The municipality had a population of 13,801 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.[3]
Its municipal seat is the city ofChurumuco de Morelos, which is named afterJosé María Morelos, a priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led theMexican War of Independence movement. Morelos served as priest of the town before taking arms.
Churumuco (from thePurépecha wordChurumekua) means "Bird's beak".[4]
