Yurécuaro Explained

Settlement Type:town
Official Name:Yurécuaro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michoacán
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaime Perez
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:30487
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.2819°N -102.3319°W

Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán,[1] at a height of 1530 meters (5065 ft) above sea level. Its limits to the north with the state of Jalisco separated by the Lerma river, at west with La Piedad, at south with Ecuandureo and to the southeast with Tanhuato. The distance to the state capital Morelia is and to Guadalajara is .

Etymology

Yurécuaro comes from the Purepecha iorekuarhu meaning "riverside" or "place of growing".

History

The city was founded May 22, 1559 by Viceroy Don Luis de Velasco.

Transportation

Transport routes in Yurécuaro include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL. es. INEGI. 2021-01-27.