Publicado por
admin en
Contenido el
May 3rd, 2010 |
no hay respuestas
Michoacán (
Spanish pronunciation: [mitʃoaˈkan], from
Nahuatl Michhuacān "place of the fishermen"), formally
Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 constituent
states of
Mexico. It borders the states of
Colima and
Jalisco to the west,
Guanajuato and
Querétaro to the north,
México to the east,
Guerrero to the south-east, and the
Pacific Ocean to the south.
Michoacán has an area of 59,864 km² (23,113.6
sq mi). It is the sixteenth largest state in Mexico, taking up 3% of the national territory. In a
2005 census the population was at 3,966,073 people. Its capital is the city of
Morelia (previously known as Valladolid), located between 2 major cities in Mexico,
Mexico City and
Guadalajara.