Zinapécuaro
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| Hidalgo Theatre (other languages) in Zinapécuaro de Figueroa
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| Location in Michoacán Location in Michoacán |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Michoacán |
| Established | 15 March 1825 |
| Seat | Zinapécuaro de Figueroa |
| Government[1] | |
| • President | María del Refugio Silva Durán |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 598.179 km2 (230.958 sq mi) |
| Elevation[3] (of seat) | 1,887 m (6,191 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 46,666 |
| • Estimate (2015 Intercensal Survey)[4] | 47,327 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 15,875 |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| Postal codes | 58930–58967 |
| Area code | 451 |
| Website | Official website |
Zinapécuaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of the state capital Morelia.[1]
Geography
The municipality of Zinapécuaro is located in northeast Michoacán on the border with Guanajuato. In Michoacán it borders the municipalities of Álvaro Obregón to the west, Indaparapeo and Queréndaro to the southwest, Hidalgo to the southeast, and Maravatío to the east. To the north it borders the municipality of Acámbaro in Guanajuato.[2] Zinapécuaro covers an area of 598.179 square kilometres (230.958 sq mi) and comprises 1.0% of the state's area.[4]
The topography in the eastern part of the municipality is more mountainous while the western part is flatter. Lake Cuitzeo covers the northwestern part of the municipality.[5]
Zinapécuaro's climate is temperate with rain in the summer.[1] Average annual precipitation ranges between 700 and 1600 millimetres.[5]
| Climate data for Zinapécuaro weather station (1981–2010 averages, 1951–2010 extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.8 (100) |
37.2 (99) |
40.0 (104) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86) |
31.0 (87.8) |
40.0 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.0 (50) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32) |
0.0 (32) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.752) |
12.2 (0.48) |
4.9 (0.193) |
8.8 (0.346) |
42.1 (1.657) |
127.0 (5) |
216.3 (8.516) |
233.1 (9.177) |
153.2 (6.031) |
56.8 (2.236) |
14.5 (0.571) |
4.3 (0.169) |
892.3 (35.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 14.9 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 95.4 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[6][7] | |||||||||||||
History
Two Purépecha words have been suggested as possible sources of the place name Zinapécuaro: tzinapo "obsidian" or tzinápecua "healing".[8] In pre-Hispanic times the Zinapécuaro area was under the control of the Tarascan state. Around 1530 the conquistador Don Luis Montañez founded the town of Zinapécuaro.[1]
Zinapécuaro was first incorporated on 15 March 1825 as a partido in the department of Oriente in Michoacán. It became a free municipality on 5 February 1918.[9]
Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and ten trustees (regidores), six elected by relative majority and four by proportional representation. The current president of the municipality is María del Refugio Silva Durán.[1]
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Zinapécuaro recorded a population of 46,666 inhabitants living in 11,608 households.[10] It recorded a population of 47,327 inhabitants in the 2015 Intercensal Survey.[4]
There are 97 localities in the municipality,[3] four of which are classified as urban:
- Zinapécuaro de Figueroa, the seat of the municipality located in its west-central part, which recorded a population of 15,875 inhabitants in the 2010 Census;
- Jeráhuaro, a town located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the municipal seat, which had 2822 inhabitants in 2010;
- Ucareo, a town located 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of the municipal seat, which had 2284 inhabitants in 2010;
- Bocaneo, a town located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the municipal seat, which had 2082 inhabitants in 2010.[10][1]
Economy
Zinapécuaro's economy is largely dependent on foreign remittances.[11][12] Fruit is produced in the area around Jeráhuaro and Ucareo in the eastern part of the municipality.[1] The gross domestic product of the municipality was unofficially estimated at 1856.8 million Mexican pesos in 2010.[13]
References
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