Charapan
Encyclopedia
Charapan is a municipality
located in the north-western part of the Mexican
state of Michoacán
. The municipality has an area of 233.16 square kilometres (0.17% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Tangancícuaro
and Chilchota, to the east by Paracho
, to the south by Uruapan
, and to the west by Los Reyes
. The municipality had a population of 10,867 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
located in the north-western part of the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
. The municipality has an area of 233.16 square kilometres (0.17% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Tangancícuaro
Tangancícuaro
Tangancícuaro is a municipio in the Mexican state of Michoacán.The municipal seat is the city of Tangancícuaro de Arista. Tangancícuaro is at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level, with an area of 387.95 km²...
and Chilchota, to the east by Paracho
Paracho
Paracho de Verduzco is a small city located in Michoacán, Mexico. Located at , about 100 kilometers west of state capital Morelia, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Paracho. It has a population of some 16,500...
, to the south by Uruapan
Uruapan
Uruapan is a city and municipality in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality...
, and to the west by Los Reyes
Los Reyes, Michoacán
Los Reyes is a municipality in the western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 480.09 square kilometres and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Tangancícuaro, to the east by Charapan, to the southeast by Uruapan, to the south by Peribán, to the...
. The municipality had a population of 10,867 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.