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'''Tepalcatepec''' is a town in [[Michoacán]], [[Mexico]], located north of [[Canollita]].
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tepalcatepec
| official_name =
| other_name = Tepeque
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Mexico]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Michoacán]]
| settlement_type = City and municipality
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tierra Caliente (Mexico)|Tierra Caliente]]
| population_metro = 34568
| population_total = 42879
| population_as_of = 2010
| pushpin_map = Mexico Michoacán
| coordinates = {{Coord|19|11|N|102|51|W|region:MX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption = Tepalcatepec within Michoacán state
}}


'''Tepalcatepec''', also known as '''Tepeque''', is a city and municipality in the state of [[Michoacán]], Mexico, in the southwestern [[Tierra Caliente (Mexico)|Tierra Caliente]] region of the state. The municipality borders the state of [[Jalisco]] to the north and west.
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[[Category:Cities in Michoacán]]


==Population==
[[es:Tepalcatepec (Michoacán)]]
The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.
Michoacan Club-tail iguana
Ctenosaura clarki


== Gun battle ==
C. clarki is a small brown and tan iguana found in the Mexican state of Michoacan in the Tepalcatepec Valley, and a locality at the Michoacan-Guerrero border around Tacopa.
Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]] (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-13|title=Clash kills La Catrina, 21, suspected CJNG boss in Tierra Caliente|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/clash-kills-la-catrina-21-suspected-cjng-boss/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Mexico News Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Fauna==
The total length of males is usually 18 to 28 centimeters (7 to 11 inches), and females average around 16 to 20 centimeters (6 ¼ to 7 7/8 inches).
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The Michoacán club-tail iguana (''[[Ctenosaura clarki]]'') is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.


==References==
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The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus covered rocky hillsides.
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Michoacan, Mexico map, W. Section 9/16


{{Michoacán}}
This map shows the major cities (ciudades) of:
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Tepalcatepec, San Isidro, Taixtapan, Dos Aguas, Coaccoman de Vázquez Pallares, Veinte de Noviembre, Coahuaya de Hidalgo, San Juan de Arriba, Maguili.


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[[Category:Populated places in Michoacán]]



The map also shows the towns (pueblos) of:
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El Sandillal, La Estanzuela, Comotitlan, Zoquitita, El Bejuco, plaza Vieja, El Colonzo, Salatito, Las Mesas, Los Cuchis, El Quemado, El Sauz, Paso de Potrerillos, Puerto de las Cruces, La Yerbabuena, Pantla, San Pedro, El Resumidero, Puerto de Maruata, Trojes, El Guayabito, Paso de Arrieros, Las Tunas, Huhuitlan, El Maicito, La Guadalupe de Cobre, El Salitre de Maruata, La Capilla de los Desmontes, Arroyo Seco, San Miguel del Río, Agua Blanca, San Marcos, Maruata, Los Pobres, Chacalap, Los Ocotes, La Tortuga, El Zapotito, El Mirador, Palos Marías, El Salitre de Cópala, La Tortuga, EL Mirador, El Tejamal, El Salitre de Cópala, El Pozo, Las Cebollas, La Chihuahua, El Agostadero, Achotan, El Saucito, Villa Victoria, Las Tabernas, Ixtala, Santa Meria, Zapotan, El Anono, Tehuantepec, El Crustel, Varaloso, Poruecho, Ahijadero, Las Patotas, Cruz de Campos, Aquilla, El Naranjillo, Rascaviejo, Los Herretos, San Acamitan, Huitzanilla, La Mina, Los Telares, Los Telares, La Saucera, El Crustel, Chapula, Portucho.

Revision as of 06:34, 19 June 2023

Tepalcatepec
Tepeque
City and municipality
Tepalcatepec is located in Michoacán
Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec within Michoacán state
Coordinates: 19°11′N 102°51′W / 19.183°N 102.850°W / 19.183; -102.850
CountryMexico
StateMichoacán
RegionTierra Caliente
Population
 (2010)
 • City and municipality42,879
 • Metro
34,568

Tepalcatepec, also known as Tepeque, is a city and municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, in the southwestern Tierra Caliente region of the state. The municipality borders the state of Jalisco to the north and west.

Population

The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.

Gun battle

Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.[1]

Fauna

The Michoacán club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki) is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.

References

  1. ^ "Clash kills La Catrina, 21, suspected CJNG boss in Tierra Caliente". Mexico News Daily. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-07-13.


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