Tepalcatepec

Coordinates: 19°11′N 102°51′W / 19.183°N 102.850°W / 19.183; -102.850
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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.

Events

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

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

19°11′N 102°51′W / 19.183°N 102.850°W / 19.183; -102.850


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