Tacámbaro | |
|---|---|
City andmunicipality | |
| Tacámbaro de Codallos | |
 Center of Tacámbaro at night | |
 Tacámbaro municipality in Michoacán | |
  Tacámbaro Location of Tacámbaro in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:19°14′08″N101°27′25″W / 19.23556°N 101.45694°W /19.23556; -101.45694 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Elevation | 1,654 m (5,427 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 81,105 |
| • Seat | 30,519 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 61650 |
| Area code | 459 |
Tacámbaro is amunicipality in the western part of theMexicanstate ofMichoacán. Its largest city and municipal seat isHeroica Tacámbaro de Codallos.
The city is located at19°14′00″N102°12′00″W / 19.23333°N 102.20000°W /19.23333; -102.20000. In the 2020 census, the municipality's population was 81,105, positioning it as the 12th largest municipality in the state. The municipality has an area of 788.69 km2 (304.51 sq mi).
Tacámbaro's origins go back to pre-Hispanic times. Thepurépechas conquered the city in the first half of the 14th century. In 1528, it was awarded as anencomienda toCristóbal de Oñate, and the town was formally established in 1535. Five years later, a chapel and convent were founded in the town.
In 1631, apartido de indios was established with Tacámbaro as the capital. Epidemics of disease, particularly that of 1575, had stripped the town of much of its population. By 1631, it had eight communities and a small population.
In 1706, Fray Francisco de Fonseca was designated as the town prior. He introduced a street grid, water sources and a reconstructed convent.
After the war of independence, Tacámbaro'shaciendas andranchos were burned down and the town was left in ruins. Reconstruction, however, promptly led Tacámbaro to grow and receive new statuses. In 1828, it was declared a villa by GovernorJosé Salgado; three years later, the municipality was formed as a consequence of a new territorial law. In 1859, Governor Gen.Epitacio Huerta declared Tacámbaro a city and gave it the name Ciudad de Codallos, in honor of GeneralJuan José Codallos [es], who participated in the war of independence. The local residents petitioned for the name to be changed to Tacámbaro de Codallos, which was accepted.
In 1865,a battle was fought at Tacámbaro during theFrench Intervention in Mexico.
In late 1919, during theMexican Revolution, Tacámbaro briefly served as the state capital.
In November 2012, Tacámbaro was designated aPueblo Mágico.[2] It is the sixth municipality in the state to receive this distinction.
The municipality of Tacámbaro has 69,955 inhabitants, of which 34,010 are men and 35,945 are women.
The municipality has some 200 individual communities, of which the largest is Heroica Tacámbaro de Codallos with a population of 25,665. Six other communities have more than 1,000 inhabitants.
