| Churintzio | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Seal Size: | 70px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Churintzio |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado |
| Established Title1: | Founded |
| Established Date1: | 1543 |
| Established Title2: | Established |
| Established Date2: | 1 March 1904 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 230.084 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 5564 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2015 Intercensal Survey |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 5016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 2592 |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.1497°N -102.0636°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 1867 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 59440–59455[5] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 328 |
| Website: | Official website |
Churintzio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located northwest of the state capital of Morelia.
The municipality of Churintzio is located in northern Michoacán at an altitude between 1700and(-). It borders the municipalities of Ecuandureo to the west, La Piedad to the north, Zináparo to the northeast, Penjamillo to the southeast, and Tlazazalca to the south.[6] The municipality covers an area of [2] and comprises 0.4% of the state's area.[3]
Churintzio is located in the highlands of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is watered by intermittent streams and cold springs in the Lerma River basin.[1]
Churintzio's climate is temperate with rain in the summer.[1] Average temperatures in the municipality range between 16and(-), and average annual precipitation ranges between 800and(-).[6]
Churintzio was founded in 1543. The place name may derive from the Purépecha words achuri, "night", or chureni, "to grow dark".[1] It became a municipality on 1 March 1904.[7]
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and seven trustees (regidores), four elected by relative majority and three by proportional representation.[1] The current president of the municipality is Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado.[8]
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Churintzio recorded a population of 5564 inhabitants living in 1654 households.[9] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 5016 inhabitants in Churintzio.[3]
There are 19 localities in the municipality,[4] of which only the municipal seat, also known as Churintzio, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 2592 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[9]
The main economic activities in Churintzio are agriculture and livestock production.[10] A maquiladora manufactures clothes in the municipal seat.[11] Federal Highway 15D traverses the municipality from east to west.