Michoacán

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administrative territorial entity federal state of Mexico

Michoacán is a state in western Mexico known for its diverse geography, rich indigenous and colonial heritage, and significant cultural traditions such as Day of the Dead celebrations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Michoacán, Mexico 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
federal state of Mexico ⓘ
borderedBy Colima ⓘ
Estado de México NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guanajuato ⓘ
Guerrero ⓘ
Jalisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Querétaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
demonym michoacana ⓘ
michoacano ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Lake Cuitzeo ⓘ
Lake Pátzcuaro ⓘ
Lake Zirahuén ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition Pirekua music ⓘ
lacquerware from Uruapan and Pátzcuaro region ⓘ
traditional copper crafts of Santa Clara del Cobre ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Mazahua people ⓘ
Otomi peoples ⓘ
surface form: Otomí people

Purépecha people ⓘ
hasMajorCity Apatzingán ⓘ
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río ⓘ
surface form: Lázaro Cárdenas

Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pátzcuaro ⓘ
Uruapan ⓘ
Zamora de Hidalgo ⓘ
hasMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
hasPort Lázaro Cárdenas port ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Morelia ⓘ
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
knownFor Día de Muertos ⓘ
surface form: Day of the Dead celebrations

Purépecha cultural heritage ⓘ
Pátzcuaro Lake region Day of the Dead traditions ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
monarch butterfly overwintering sites ⓘ
languageUsed Nahuatl ⓘ
surface form: Nahuatl language

Purépecha language ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
largestCity Morelia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Mexico ⓘ
Western Mexico ⓘ
majorAgriculturalProduct avocado ⓘ
berries ⓘ
limes ⓘ
mango ⓘ
namedAfter José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ
surface form: José María Morelos y Pavón (through capital city Morelia)
officialName Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo ⓘ
shortName Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Central Standard Time

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Michoacán, Mexico
Jalisco → borders → Michoacán ⓘ
State of Mexico → borders → Michoacán ⓘ
Querétaro → bordersWith → Michoacán ⓘ
Banded Quail → foundIn → Michoacán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Michoacán, Mexico
Western Mexico → hasState → Michoacán ⓘ
Mexico Time Zones → includesRegion → Michoacán ⓘ
Central Mexico → includesState → Michoacán ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur → locatedIn → Michoacán ⓘ