Ziracuaretiro Explained

Ziracuaretiro Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ziracuaretiro in Mexico
Coordinates:19.4333°N -156°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Name1:Michoacán
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1930
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Ziracuaretiro
Leader Name:Juan Martin Cardona Talavera
Area Total Km2:159.93
Elevation M:1380
Population Total:15,222[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:-6
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Ziracuaretiro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

Political entity

Ziracuaretiro is located on the central part of the state at 121 km from the state capital of Morelia. It has a territory of 159.93 km2 bordering with Tingambato, Santa Clara, Taretan and Uruapan municipalities, the meaning of the name is: "the place where the warmth ends and the cold starts"[2]

Geography

It has an average altitude of 1,380 meters above the sea level and it also has a tropical climate in summer and the temperature ranges between 8.0 and 37.0 Celsius degrees.

The ecosystem is dominated by mixed forest with species such as pine and oak, and tropical deciduous forest, with species such as cedar, ceiba, and lysiloma acapulcensis. Typical fauna includes deer, rabbit, fox, squirrel, crow, guacamaya, badger, coyote, sparrow and peckerwood.

History

Ziracuaretiro means: "the place where the warmth ends and the cold starts". It was settled years before the arrival of the Spanish people, because of the nature and for the ease to plant fruits. Don Vasco de Quiroga planted 5 different species of bananas which were taken from the island of Santo Domingo.

The current municipality was formed in 1922.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ziracuaretiro, Michoacán de Ocampo . Informe Anual Sobre La Situación de Pobreza y Rezago Social . SEDESOL . October 23, 2015.
  2. Encyclopedia: ZIRACUARETIRO . Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México . . 1 November 2015.