Purépero de Echaíz explained

Purépero
Official Name:Purépero de Echáiz
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Purépero de Echáiz in Mexico
Coordinates:19.9°N -102.0167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Michoacán
Subdivision Name2:Purépero
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1530
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Cuauhtémoc Vega Robledo
Elevation M:2,022
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15,306
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:58760
Area Code:471
Website:http://purepero.com/mx/
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Blank Name:Demonym
Blank Info:Pureperense

Purépero de Echaíz is a town in the northwest of the state of Michoacán in Mexico and head of the municipality of Purépero. Purépero is located in the middle of the Tarascan Plateau. Purépero is 113 km from the state capital of Morelia and is bordered to the north by Tlazazalca, to the east by Zacapu, to the south by Chilchota, and to the west by Tangancícuaro.

Toponym

The name Purépero is of Tarascan origin and has several proposed meanings. The first proposed meaning is "place of commoners". Another possible meaning is derived from the phrase "those who are visiting". Finally, "place of the indigenous people" has also been suggested as a possibility.[3]

Geography

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Purépero de Echaíz has a Subtropical highland climate classified as Cwb.

Demographics

In 2010, the total population of Purépero de Echáiz was 15,306. The total population consisted of 7,423 men and 7,883 women.

Educational attainment varied by level, with 7,352 of the population older than five having a primary education. Of the population older than eighteen, 692 individuals had a professional level education and 49 individuals had a postgraduate level education. Graduation statistics from 2009 showed 285 graduates from preschool, 272 graduates from primary school, and 159 graduates from high school.

In 2010, the overall literacy rate of the population aged 15 to 24 was 98.7% with the literacy rate of men within this age group being 98.1% and the literacy rate of women within this age group being 99.3%. [4]

Culture

Festivals

The most important festival in Purépero is in honor of John the Baptist, the patron saint of the town, and is held from June 20 to June 25. The celebrations of this festival on June 24 include dances performed by various occupational groups including bakers, horse trainers, blacksmiths, and reboceros. Pureperenses living within Mexico and settled abroad often return to celebrate this occasion.

Other feast days are celebrated in Purépero de Echáiz as well. The festival of Saint Isidore is celebrated in Purépero on May 15 with a parade of wagons. On November 22, the festival of Saint Cecilia is celebrated with a parade and performances by the local mariachi group Ordaz and the Cendejas. The feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12.

The people of Purépero also celebrate civic holidays and observances such as the Fiestas Patrias.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoba.se Gazeteer . 2017. Geoba.se . 8 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Principales resultados por localidad (ITER) . 26 June 2013 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía . 2 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Datos - Purépero de Echaíz Michoacán. 2017 . Purépero de Echaíz Michoacán . 8 July 2017. http://purepero.com/mx/?page_id=72
  4. [INEGI]
  5. Web site: Cultura - Purépero de Echaíz Michoacán. 2017 . Purépero de Echaíz Michoacán . 8 July 2017. http://purepero.com/mx/?page_id=213