- Arteaga, Michoacán
Arteaga is a
Mexican municipality located in the southern region of the state ofMichoacán . The municipality has an area of 3,454.71 square kilometres (5.87% of the surface of the state) [ [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_Michoacan Michoacán] "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Retrieved onOctober 7 ,2007 ] and is bordered to the north by the municipality ofLa Huacana , to the east byChurumuco and the state ofGuerrero , to the south by Lázaro Cárdenas, and to the west byCoalcomán de Vázquez Pallares ,Tumbiscatío ,Aguililla and Aquila. The municipality had a population of 21,173 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. [Cite web | url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ | title=2005 Census | work=INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática | accessdate=2007-10-07] Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.The municipality is named in honour of General
José María Arteaga Magallanes , a 19th-century national hero and governor of the state ofQuerétaro de Arteaga .References
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