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'''Tepalcatepec''', also known as "'''Tepeque'''", is a city and municipality in the state of [[Michoacán]], located in the southwestern [[Tierra Caliente (Mexico)|Tierra Caliente]] region of the state. The municipality borders the state of [[Jalisco]] to the north and west. |
'''Tepalcatepec''', also known as "'''Tepeque'''", is a city and municipality in the state of [[Michoacán]], located 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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==Demographics== |
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The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879. |
The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879. |
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Tepalcatepec, also known as "Tepeque", is a city and municipality in the state of Michoacán, located in the southwestern Tierra Caliente region of the state. The municipality borders the state of Jalisco to the north and west.
Demographics
The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.
Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catina", 21, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan is killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in January 2020.[1]
Fauna
It is the endemic environment of the Michoacán club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki). The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.
References
19°11′N 102°51′W / 19.183°N 102.850°W
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