Zacapu

Zacapu

Zacapu (original name Tzacapo Tacanendam, translated to Spanish as "Lugar de Piedras" or "Place of Stones" in English) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Nahuatzen mountains of north-central Michoacán, Mexico. Located near Compandaro Michoacan, the city had a population of 51,386 in the 2005 census and the municipality 70,636. The municipality has an area of 455.96 km² (176.05 sq mi).

Location coord|19|49|N|101|48|W|, 64 km west-north-west of Morelia.

Morelos Ave. and Madero Ave. are the main streets in the town. it is very poor town and very pollutedAgriculture is the main industry; vegetables, sugarcane, fruit, tobacco are produced.

Sights:
* a Franciscan convent from the 16th century
* Cerro del Tecolote, a mountain
* Angostura Park
* The Crucita; old Tarascan ceremonial center
* Tarejero, a historical site
* The Madroño park
* Zacapu lagoon

References

* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_michoacan Michoacán] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México


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