Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán, at a height of 1530 meters (5065 ft) above sea level. Its limits to the north with the state of Jalisco separated by the Lerma river, at west with La Piedad, at south with Ecuandureo and to the southeast with Tanhuato. The distance to the state capital Morelia is and to Guadalajara is .
Etymology Yurécuaro comes from the Purepecha iorekuarhu meaning "riverside" or "place of growing".
History The city was founded May 22, 1559 by Viceroy Don Luis de Velasco.
Transportation Transport routes in Yurécuaro include: Road state 110 east to La Piedad west La Barca Road Yurecuaro-La Concepcion, Jalisco Zamora-Yurecuaro toll expressway (under planning) Train Mexico-Guadalajara and Yurecuaro-Zamora
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