Tzitzio is a
municipality in the
Mexican
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state of
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
, located approximately southeast of the state capital of
Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Tzitzio is located in the
Balsas Depression in northeast Michoacán at an elevation between . It borders the municipalities of
Charo and
Indaparapeo to the north,
Queréndaro
Queréndaro is one of the 113 municipalities that make up the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The word Queréndaro is of Chichimeca origin and means "place of rocks", from the great rock in the municipality known as "La Peña Rajada". It contains a ...
to the northeast,
Hidalgo to the east,
Tuzantla to the southeast,
Tiquicheo to the south,
Madero to the west, and Morelia to the northwest.
The municipality covers an area of
[ and comprises 1.61% of the state's area.][
As of 2009, the land cover in Tzitzio consists of temperate forest (63%), tropical forest (33%) and grassland (1%). Another 2% of the land is used for agriculture and less than 0.1% is urbanized.][ Most of Tzitzio drains into the Purungueo River, which runs north to south through the municipality and drains into the ]Cutzamala River
The Cutzamala River is a river of Mexico. It originates in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Central Mexico in the state of Michoacán. Dams on the upper portion of river provide water to Mexico City, via an aqueduct over the mountains known as ...
just upstream of . Some of the western parts of the municipality drain into the Carácuaro River.[ The southeastern corner of extends into Tzitzio near its municipal seat.
Tzitzio's climate varies from temperate in the north to tropical in the south, with rain falling in the summer.][ Average temperatures in the municipality range between , and average annual precipitation ranges between .][
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History
Tzitzio is a word of Chichimeca origin meaning "beautiful place". In 1831 it was a ''tenencia'' in the municipality of Indaparapeo. Its inhabitants produced sugarcane, guava, sapote, and other tropical fruits, and wove ''chiquihuites'' or baskets. It was made an independent municipality in 1936.[
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Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor ( Spanish: ''síndico''), and seven trustees (''regidores''), four elected by relative majority and three by proportional representation.[ The current president of the municipality is Emilia Herrera Sánchez.]
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tzitzio recorded a population of 9166 inhabitants living in 2046 households.[
INEGI lists 271 localities in the municipality,][ of which only the municipal seat, also known as Tzitzio, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 1072 inhabitants in the 2010 Census. The most populated locality in the municipality is the village of Tafetán, which recorded a population of 1784 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.][
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Economy
Tzitzio's economy is based on agriculture. Major activities include cattle farming and the cultivation of corn, tomatoes, sugarcane, and fruits such as mango, guava, plum and papaya.
References
{{Michoacán, state=collapsed
Municipalities of Michoacán
1936 establishments in Mexico
States and territories established in 1936