| Epitacio Huerta | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Seal Size: | 70px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Michoacán#Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Epitacio Huerta |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Margarito Fierros |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 31 March 1962 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 424.839 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 16218 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2015 Intercensal Survey |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 16622 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 1222 |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.1347°N -100.2928°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 2480 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 61000–61018[5] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 421 |
| Website: | Official website |
Epitacio Huerta is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located approximately northeast of the state capital of Morelia. It is named after General,[1] who fought in the Mexican–American War and under Juan Álvarez in the Revolution of Ayutla, and served as governor of Michoacán from 1858 to 1862.
The municipality of Epitacio Huerta is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in northeast Michoacán at an altitude between 2300and(-). It borders the Queretan municipalities of Huimilpan to the north and Amealco de Bonfil to the northeast, the Michoacanese municipalities of Contepec to the southeast and Maravatío to the southwest, and the Guanajuatean municipalities of Jerécuaro to the southwest and Coroneo to the northwest.[6] The municipality covers an area of [2] and comprises 0.72% of the state's area.[6]
As of 2009, farmland covered 59% of Epitacio Huerta's land area, while grasslands covered 22% and forests cover 14%.[6]
The reservoir of the Tepuxtepec Dam on the Lerma River forms part of Epitacio Huerta's southern border with Contepec. Built from 1926 to 1950, the dam and its reservoir are used for hydroelectricity generation, flood control and irrigation.[7]
Epitacio Huerta's climate is temperate with rain in the summer.[1] Average temperatures in the municipality range between 12and(-), and average annual precipitation ranges between 700and(-).[6]
At the time of Spanish contact, the area of what is now Epitacio Huerta was a buffer zone between the Tarascan state to the west and the Aztec Empire to the east, and was inhabited by the Guamare and Pame peoples. By 1632 the ranch of San José Buena Vista was established in what was then the hacienda of Coroneo. In 1822, San José Buena Vista was itself recorded as a hacienda attached to Tlalpujahua.[1]
In 1962, San José Buena Vista was renamed in honour of General Epitacio Huerta. Effective 31 March 1962, it and the surrounding localities were separated from Contepec to form the municipality of Epitacio Huerta, in accordance with Decree No. 83 of 1 March 1962.[8]
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 Margarito Fierros.[9]
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Epitacio Huerta recorded a population of 16,218 inhabitants living in 3992 households.[10] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 16,622 inhabitants in Epitacio Huerta.[3]
There are 82 localities in the municipality,[4] of which only the municipal seat, also known as Epitacio Huerta, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 1222 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[10]
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Epitacio Huerta.[1] Sand and gravel are mined at Palos Altos, located north of the municipal seat.[11]