Map of Mexico with Michoacán highlighted
Map of Mexico with Michoacán highlighted
Boundaries of the Municipalities in Michoacán.

Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the ninth most populated state with 4,748,846 inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning 58,598.7 square kilometres (22,625.1 sq mi).[1][2]

Municipalities in Michoacan are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population is Morelia, with 849,053 residents (17.87% of the state's total), while the smallest is Zináparo with 3,232 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Arteaga which spans 3,434.40 km2 (1,326.03 sq mi), and the smallest is Aporo with 58.40 km2 (22.55 sq mi).[2] The newest municipality is José Sixto Verduzco, created on January 25, 1974.[6]

Municipalities

†  State capital

Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1]		 Population
(2010)[7]		 Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020)		 Incorporation date[6]
km2 sq mi
Acuitzio Acuitzio del Canje 11,301 10,987 +2.9% 176.3 68.1 64.1/km2 (166.0/sq mi) October 10, 1888
Aguililla Aguililla 14,754 16,214 −9.0% 1,396.9 539.3 10.6/km2 (27.4/sq mi) June 22, 1877
Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón 23,000 20,913 +10.0% 159.5 61.6 144.2/km2 (373.5/sq mi) April 3, 1930
Angamacutiro Angamacutiro de la Unión 14,943 14,684 +1.8% 240.3 92.8 62.2/km2 (161.1/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Angangueo Mineral de Angangueo 10,892 10,768 +1.2% 76.8 29.7 141.8/km2 (367.3/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Apatzingán Apatzingán de la Constitución 126,191 123,649 +2.1% 1,640.3 633.3 76.9/km2 (199.3/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Aporo Aporo 3,529 3,218 +9.7% 58.4 22.5 60.4/km2 (156.5/sq mi) September 1, 1921
Aquila Aquila 24,676 23,536 +4.8% 2,264.2 874.2 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) April 2, 1920
Ario Ario de Rosales 36,268 34,848 +4.1% 695.2 268.4 52.2/km2 (135.1/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Arteaga[lower-alpha 1] Arteaga 20,332 21,790 −6.7% 3,434.4 1,326.0 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) September 16, 1894
Briseñas Briseñas de Matamoros 11,681 10,653 +9.6% 67.7 26.1 172.5/km2 (446.9/sq mi) August 17, 1950
Buenavista Buenavista Tomatlán 45,538 42,234 +7.8% 922.4 356.1 49.4/km2 (127.9/sq mi) January 1, 1928
Carácuaro Carácuaro de Morelos 9,176 9,212 −0.4% 918.0 354.4 10.0/km2 (25.9/sq mi) February 1, 1856
Charapan Charapan 13,539 12,163 +11.3% 233.8 90.3 57.9/km2 (150.0/sq mi) April 23, 1861
Charo Charo 25,138 21,723 +15.7% 323.0 124.7 77.8/km2 (201.6/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Chavinda[lower-alpha 2] Chavinda 10,417 9,975 +4.4% 152.1 58.7 68.5/km2 (177.4/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Cherán Cherán 20,586 18,141 +13.5% 222.4 85.9 92.6/km2 (239.7/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Chilchota Chilchota 40,560 36,293 +11.8% 304.6 117.6 133.2/km2 (344.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Chinicuila Villa Victoria 4,773 5,271 −9.4% 1,022.1 394.6 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) May 5, 1902
Chucándiro[lower-alpha 3] Chucándiro 4,944 5,166 −4.3% 192.3 74.2 25.7/km2 (66.6/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Churintzio Churintzio 5,233 5,564 −5.9% 229.4 88.6 22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi) March 1, 1904
Churumuco Churumuco de Morelos 12,342 14,366 −14.1% 1,109.0 428.2 11.1/km2 (28.8/sq mi) February 17, 1930
Coahuayana Coahuayana de Hidalgo 17,022 14,136 +20.4% 366.0 141.3 46.5/km2 (120.5/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Coalcomán Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 19,633 17,615 +11.5% 2,826.3 1,091.2 6.9/km2 (18.0/sq mi) March 12, 1828
Coeneo Coeneo de la Libertad 20,965 20,492 +2.3% 393.7 152.0 53.3/km2 (137.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Cojumatlán[lower-alpha 4] Cojumatlán de Régules 10,553 9,980 +5.7% 131.1 50.6 80.5/km2 (208.5/sq mi) April 2, 1910
Contepec Contepec 35,070 32,954 +6.4% 378.9 146.3 92.6/km2 (239.7/sq mi) July 24, 1857
Copándaro Copándaro de Galeana 9,484 8,952 +5.9% 173.3 66.9 54.7/km2 (141.7/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Cotija Cotija de la Paz 20,198 19,644 +2.8% 505.0 195.0 40.0/km2 (103.6/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Cuitzeo Cuitzeo del Porvenir 29,910 28,227 +6.0% 254.4 98.2 117.6/km2 (304.5/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Ecuandureo Ecuandureo 11,850 12,855 −7.8% 304.2 117.5 39.0/km2 (100.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Epitacio Huerta Epitacio Huerta 16,112 16,218 −0.7% 423.6 163.6 38.0/km2 (98.5/sq mi) March 31, 1962
Erongaricuaro Erongaricuaro 15,715 14,555 +8.0% 244.0 94.2 64.4/km2 (166.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Gabriel Zamora Lombardía 21,466 21,294 +0.8% 367.3 141.8 58.4/km2 (151.4/sq mi) November 20, 1955
Hidalgo[lower-alpha 5] Ciudad Hidalgo 125,712 117,620 +6.9% 1,143.4 441.5 109.9/km2 (284.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
La Huacana La Huacana 30,627 32,757 −6.5% 1,952.0 753.7 15.7/km2 (40.6/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Huandacareo Huandacareo 11,644 11,592 +0.4% 96.2 37.1 121.0/km2 (313.5/sq mi) November 18, 1919
Huaniqueo Huaniqueo de Morales 7,945 7,983 −0.5% 200.5 77.4 39.6/km2 (102.6/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Huetamo Huetamo de Núñez 41,973 41,937 +0.1% 2,057.3 794.3 20.4/km2 (52.8/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Huiramba Huiramba 9,015 7,925 +13.8% 79.1 30.5 114.0/km2 (295.2/sq mi) September 24, 1950
Indaparapeo Indaparapeo 18,385 16,427 +11.9% 176.5 68.1 104.2/km2 (269.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Irimbo Irimbo 16,043 14,766 +8.6% 126.7 48.9 126.6/km2 (327.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Ixtlán Ixtlán de los Hervores 14,302 13,584 +5.3% 123.9 47.8 115.4/km2 (299.0/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Jacona[lower-alpha 6] Jacona de Plancarte 68,781 64,011 +7.5% 118.7 45.8 579.5/km2 (1,500.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Jiménez Villa Jiménez 12,946 13,275 −2.5% 194.5 75.1 66.6/km2 (172.4/sq mi) May 1, 1921
Jiquilpan Jiquilpan de Juárez 36,158 34,199 +5.7% 243.2 93.9 148.7/km2 (385.1/sq mi) March 15, 1825
José Sixto Verduzco Pastor Ortiz 26,213 25,576 +2.5% 219.7 84.8 119.3/km2 (309.0/sq mi) January 25, 1974
Juárez Benito Juárez 14,936 13,604 +9.8% 141.0 54.4 105.9/km2 (274.4/sq mi) June 29, 1939
Jungapeo Jungapeo de Juárez 19,834 19,986 −0.8% 265.5 102.5 74.7/km2 (193.5/sq mi) June 12, 1863
Lagunillas Lagunillas 5,745 5,506 +4.3% 72.7 28.1 79.0/km2 (204.7/sq mi) September 21, 1950
La Piedad La Piedad de Cabadas 106,490 99,576 +6.9% 284.7 109.9 374.0/km2 (968.8/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Lázaro Cárdenas[lower-alpha 7] Lázaro Cárdenas 196,003 178,817 +9.6% 1,150.3 444.1 170.4/km2 (441.3/sq mi) May 27, 1947
Los Reyes Los Reyes de Salgado 78,935 64,141 +23.1% 480.9 185.7 164.1/km2 (425.1/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Madero Villa Madero 19,086 17,427 +9.5% 1,019.6 393.7 18.7/km2 (48.5/sq mi) October 18, 1914
Maravatío Maravatío de Ocampo 89,311 80,258 +11.3% 697.7 269.4 128.0/km2 (331.5/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Marcos Castellanos San José de Gracia 13,983 13,031 +7.3% 233.0 90.0 60.0/km2 (155.4/sq mi) August 9, 1968
Morelia[lower-alpha 8] Morelia† 849,053 729,279 +16.4% 1,192.4 460.4 712.1/km2 (1,844.2/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Morelos[lower-alpha 9] Villa Morelos 7,983 8,091 −1.3% 183.4 70.8 43.5/km2 (112.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Múgica[lower-alpha 10] Nueva Italia 45,732 44,963 +1.7% 377.6 145.8 121.1/km2 (313.7/sq mi) March 22, 1942
Nahuatzen Nahuatzen 32,598 27,174 +20.0% 304.2 117.5 107.2/km2 (277.5/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Nocupétaro Nocupétaro de Morelos 8,196 7,799 +5.1% 545.5 210.6 15.0/km2 (38.9/sq mi) April 2, 1910
Nuevo Parangaricutiro[lower-alpha 11] Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro 20,981 18,834 +11.4% 235.0 90.7 89.3/km2 (231.2/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Nuevo Urecho[lower-alpha 12] Nuevo Urecho 9,027 8,240 +9.6% 330.4 127.6 27.3/km2 (70.8/sq mi) July 1, 1839
Numarán Numarán 9,437 9,599 −1.7% 76.9 29.7 122.7/km2 (317.8/sq mi) April 24, 1868
Ocampo Ocampo 24,774 22,628 +9.5% 142.3 54.9 174.1/km2 (450.9/sq mi) January 17, 1930
Pajacuarán Pajacuarán 21,028 19,450 +8.1% 170.4 65.8 123.4/km2 (319.6/sq mi) January 1, 1923
Panindicuaro Panindicuaro 14,889 16,064 −7.3% 289.3 111.7 51.5/km2 (133.3/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Paracho Paracho de Verduzco 39,657 34,721 +14.2% 244.2 94.3 162.4/km2 (420.6/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Parácuaro Parácuaro 26,832 25,343 +5.9% 503.4 194.4 53.3/km2 (138.1/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Pátzcuaro Pátzcuaro 98,382 87,794 +12.1% 438.5 169.3 224.4/km2 (581.1/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Penjamillo Penjamillo de Degollado 16,621 17,159 −3.1% 371.2 143.3 44.8/km2 (116.0/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Peribán[lower-alpha 13] Peribán de Ramos 29,389 25,296 +16.2% 331.8 128.1 88.6/km2 (229.4/sq mi) December 10, 1861
Purépero Purépero de Echáiz 15,503 15,306 +1.3% 192.7 74.4 80.5/km2 (208.4/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Puruándiro Puruándiro 69,260 67,837 +2.1% 718.9 277.6 96.3/km2 (249.5/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Queréndaro Queréndaro 13,961 13,550 +3.0% 234.9 90.7 59.4/km2 (153.9/sq mi) September 1, 1921
Quiroga[lower-alpha 14] Quiroga 27,176 25,592 +6.2% 213.4 82.4 127.3/km2 (329.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Sahuayo Sahuayo de Morelos 78,477 72,841 +7.7% 128.1 49.5 612.6/km2 (1,586.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Salvador Escalante[lower-alpha 15] Santa Clara del Cobre 49,896 45,217 +10.3% 487.9 188.4 102.3/km2 (264.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
San Lucas San Lucas 17,677 18,461 −4.2% 467.9 180.7 37.8/km2 (97.8/sq mi) January 13, 1925
Santa Ana Maya Santa Ana Maya 12,812 12,618 +1.5% 104.1 40.2 123.1/km2 (318.8/sq mi) April 24, 1868
Senguio Senguio 19,833 18,427 +7.6% 250.3 96.6 79.2/km2 (205.2/sq mi) April 26, 1856
Susupuato Susupuato de Guerrer 9,076 8,704 +4.3% 268.0 103.5 33.9/km2 (87.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tacámbaro Tacámbaro de Codallos 79,540 69,955 +13.7% 786.8 303.8 101.1/km2 (261.8/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Tancítaro Tancítaro 33,453 29,414 +13.7% 714.3 275.8 46.8/km2 (121.3/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tangamandapio Tangamandapio 31,716 27,822 +14.0% 316.1 122.0 100.3/km2 (259.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tangancícuaro Tangancícuaro de Arista 35,256 32,677 +7.9% 385.1 148.7 91.6/km2 (237.1/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tanhuato Tanhuato de Guerrero 15,534 15,176 +2.4% 228.1 88.1 68.1/km2 (176.4/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Taretan Taretan 15,589 13,558 +15.0% 185.1 71.5 84.2/km2 (218.1/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Tarímbaro Tarímbaro 114,513 78,623 +45.6% 255.7 98.7 447.8/km2 (1,159.9/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tepalcatepec Tepalcatepec 24,074 22,987 +4.7% 798.1 308.1 30.2/km2 (78.1/sq mi) June 22, 1877
Tingambato Tingambato 16,325 13,950 +17.0% 189.8 73.3 86.0/km2 (222.8/sq mi) June 22, 1877
Tingüindín Tingüindín 14,934 13,511 +10.5% 172.8 66.7 86.4/km2 (223.8/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero Tiquicheo 12,836 14,274 −10.1% 1,493.0 576.5 8.6/km2 (22.3/sq mi) April 2, 1907
Tlalpujahua Tlalpujahua de Rayón 28,556 27,587 +3.5% 197.2 76.1 144.8/km2 (375.0/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Tlazazalca[lower-alpha 16] Tlazazalca 6,420 6,890 −6.8% 203.8 78.7 31.5/km2 (81.6/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Tocumbo Tocumbo 12,325 11,504 +7.1% 506.0 195.4 24.4/km2 (63.1/sq mi) February 27, 1930
Tumbiscatío Tumbiscatío de Ruiz 5,971 7,890 −24.3% 2,062.6 796.4 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) May 12, 1955
Turicato Turicato 29,056 31,877 −8.8% 1,546.1 597.0 18.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tuxpan Tuxpan 25,757 26,026 −1.0% 243.4 94.0 105.8/km2 (274.1/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tuzantla Tuzantla 14,329 16,305 −12.1% 1,018.1 393.1 14.1/km2 (36.5/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tzintzuntzan[lower-alpha 17] Tzintzuntzan 14,911 13,556 +10.0% 184.4 71.2 80.9/km2 (209.4/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Tzitzio Tzitzio 8,855 9,166 −3.4% 941.3 363.4 9.4/km2 (24.4/sq mi) April 6, 1936
Uruapan Uruapan 356,786 315,350 +13.1% 1,012.9 391.1 352.2/km2 (912.3/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Venustiano Carranza Venustiano Carranza 23,469 23,457 +0.1% 227.6 87.9 103.1/km2 (267.1/sq mi) January 21, 1935
Villamar[lower-alpha 18] Villamar 15,864 16,991 −6.6% 350.2 135.2 45.3/km2 (117.3/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Vista Hermosa Vista Hermosa de Negrete 20,982 18,995 +10.5% 147.6 57.0 142.2/km2 (368.2/sq mi) December 1, 1921
Yurécuaro Yurécuaro 32,303 29,995 +7.7% 174.4 67.3 185.2/km2 (479.7/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Zacapu[lower-alpha 19] Zacapu 76,829 73,455 +4.6% 454.7 175.6 169.0/km2 (437.6/sq mi) December 10, 1831
Zamora Zamora de Hidalgo 204,860 186,102 +10.1% 335.0 129.3 611.5/km2 (1,583.8/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Zináparo Zináparo 3,232 3,247 −0.5% 113.2 43.7 28.6/km2 (73.9/sq mi) June 12, 1863
Zinapécuaro Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 49,005 46,666 +5.0% 596.4 230.3 82.2/km2 (212.8/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Ziracuaretiro Ziracuaretiro 18,402 15,222 +20.9% 160.0 61.8 115.0/km2 (297.9/sq mi) May 1, 1922
Zitácuaro Zitácuaro 157,056 155,534 +1.0% 512.6 197.9 306.4/km2 (793.5/sq mi) March 15, 1825
Michoacán — 4,748,846 4,351,037 +9.1% 58,598.7 22,625.1 81.0/km2 (209.9/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —

Notes

  1. ↑ Arteaga was originally incorporated as Carrizal, changing its name on April 2, 1907.[6]
  2. ↑ Chavinda was merged with Zamora in 1874-79.[6]
  3. ↑ Chucándiro was merged with Copándaro in 1861-62 and with Cuitzeo in 1869-1878.[6]
  4. ↑ Cojumatlán was originally incorporated as Régules, changing its name on January 1, 1985.[6]
  5. ↑ Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Tajimaroa, changing its name on September 16, 1908.[6]
  6. ↑ Jacona was merged with Zamora in 1874-77.[6]
  7. ↑ Lázaro Cárdenas was originally incorporated as Melchor Ocampo del Balsas, changing its name on November 20, 1970.[6]
  8. ↑ Morelia was originally incorporated as Valladolid, changing its name on September 12, 1828.[6]
  9. ↑ Morelos was originally incorporated as Huango, changing its name on May 5, 1902.[6]
  10. ↑ Múgica was originally incorporated as Zaragoza, changing its name on December 18, 1969.[6]
  11. ↑ Nuevo Parangaricutiro was originally incorporated as Parangaricutiro, changing its name on August 27, 1950. It was merged with Uruapan in 1856-1861, 1902-04 and 1944-1950.[6]
  12. ↑ Nuevo Urecho was originally incorporated as Urecho, changing its name on February 1, 1856.[6]
  13. ↑ Peribán was originally incorporated as San Juan Perivan, changing its name on January 18, 1862.[6]
  14. ↑ Quiroga was originally incorporated as Cocupao, changing its name on September 6, 1852.[6]
  15. ↑ Salvador Escalante was originally incorporated as Santa Clara, changing its name on February 5, 1981.[6]
  16. ↑ Tlazazalca was merged with Purépero in 1874-79.[6]
  17. ↑ Tzintzuntzan was originally incorporated as Zinzunzán, changing its name on February 1, 1856. It was merged with Quiroga in 1874-1930.[6]
  18. ↑ Villamar was originally incorporated as Guarachita, changing its name on September 20, 1934.[6]
  19. ↑ Zacapu was merged with Pátzcuaro in 1884-89.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Michoacán" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Article 115, of 1917 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. 1 2 International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Michoacán División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1501-4.
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