Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the ninth most populated state with inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Michoacan are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population is Morelia, with 849,053 residents (17.87% of the state's total), while the smallest is Zináparo with 3,232 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Arteaga which spans , and the smallest is Aporo with . The newest municipality is José Sixto Verduzco, created on January 25, 1974.
Municipalities
+ Name Municipal seat Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miAcuitzio Acuitzio del CanjeAguilillaAguilillaÁlvaro ObregónÁlvaro ObregónAngamacutiroAngamacutiro de la UniónAngangueoMineral de AngangueoApatzingánApatzingán de la ConstituciónAporoAporoAquilaAquilaArioArio de RosalesArteaga ArteagaBriseñasBriseñas de MatamorosBuenavista Buenavista TomatlánCarácuaro Carácuaro de MorelosCharapan CharapanCharo CharoChavinda ChavindaCherán CheránChilchota Chilchota ChinicuilaVilla VictoriaChucándiro ChucándiroChurintzioChurintzioChurumucoChurumuco de MorelosCoahuayana Coahuayana de HidalgoCoalcomán Coalcomán de Vázquez PallaresCoeneoCoeneo de la LibertadCojumatlán Cojumatlán de RégulesContepecContepecCopándaroCopándaro de GaleanaCotijaCotija de la PazCuitzeoCuitzeo del PorvenirEcuandureoEcuandureoEpitacio HuertaEpitacio HuertaErongaricuaroErongaricuaroGabriel ZamoraLombardíaHidalgo Ciudad HidalgoLa Huacana La HuacanaHuandacareoHuandacareoHuaniqueoHuaniqueo de MoralesHuetamoHuetamo de NúñezHuirambaHuirambaIndaparapeoIndaparapeoIrimboIrimboIxtlánIxtlán de los HervoresJacona Jacona de PlancarteJiménezVilla JiménezJiquilpanJiquilpan de JuárezJosé Sixto VerduzcoPastor OrtizJuárezBenito JuárezJungapeoJungapeo de JuárezLagunillasLagunillasLa PiedadLa Piedad de CabadasLázaro Cárdenas Lázaro CárdenasLos ReyesLos Reyes de SalgadoMaderoVilla MaderoMaravatíoMaravatío de OcampoMarcos CastellanosSan José de GraciaMorelia MoreliaMorelos Villa MorelosMúgica Nueva ItaliaNahuatzenNahuatzenNocupétaroNocupétaro de MorelosNuevo Parangaricutiro Nuevo San Juan ParangaricutiroNuevo Urecho Nuevo UrechoNumaránNumaránOcampoOcampoPajacuaránPajacuaránPanindicuaroPanindicuaroParachoParacho de VerduzcoParácuaroParácuaroPátzcuaroPátzcuaroPenjamilloPenjamillo de DegolladoPeribán Peribán de RamosPuréperoPurépero de EcháizPuruándiroPuruándiroQueréndaroQueréndaroQuiroga QuirogaSahuayoSahuayo de MorelosSalvador Escalante Santa Clara del CobreSan LucasSan LucasSanta Ana MayaSanta Ana MayaSenguioSenguioSusupuatoSusupuato de GuerrerTacámbaroTacámbaro de CodallosTancítaroTancítaroTangamandapioTangamandapioTangancícuaroTangancícuaro de AristaTanhuatoTanhuato de GuerreroTaretanTaretanTarímbaroTarímbaroTepalcatepecTepalcatepecTingambatoTingambatoTingüindínTingüindínTiquicheo de Nicolás RomeroTiquicheoTlalpujahuaTlalpujahua de RayónTlazazalca TlazazalcaTocumboTocumboTumbiscatíoTumbiscatío de RuizTuricatoTuricatoTuxpanTuxpanTuzantlaTuzantlaTzintzuntzan TzintzuntzanTzitzioTzitzioUruapanUruapanVenustiano CarranzaVenustiano CarranzaVillamar VillamarVista HermosaVista Hermosa de NegreteYurécuaroYurécuaroZacapu ZacapuZamoraZamora de HidalgoZináparoZináparoZinapécuaroZinapécuaro de FigueroaZiracuaretiroZiracuaretiroZitácuaroZitácuaro Michoacán — — Mexico — —
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