Michoacán

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
federal state of Mexico
borderedBy Colima
Estado de México
Guanajuato
Guerrero
Jalisco
Pacific Ocean
Querétaro
capital Morelia
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
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
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 self-link
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time

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Sierra Madre del Sur locatedIn Michoacán
Mexico Time Zones includesRegion Michoacán
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez associatedWith Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán, Mexico
Central Mexico includesState Michoacán
Western Mexico hasState Michoacán
Jalisco borders Michoacán
Querétaro bordersWith Michoacán
State of Mexico borders Michoacán
Banded Quail foundIn Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán, Mexico
Guerrero borderedBy Michoacán
Guerrero createdFrom Michoacán
Colima Territory borderedBy Michoacán
State of Michoacán shortName Michoacán
Michoacán shortName Michoacán self-link
Colima bordersState Michoacán
Parícutin locatedIn Michoacán
Guanajuato borders Michoacán
Estado de México bordersWith Michoacán
city of Morelia (renamed in his honor) capitalOf Michoacán
subject surface form: Morelia
Jalisco, Mexico (via Topeka–Jalisco relationship) borders Michoacán
subject surface form: Jalisco
Otomi peoples region Michoacán
Otomi spokenInState Michoacán
Mazahua spokenIn Michoacán
México 15 passesThroughState Michoacán
Ihuatzio locatedIn Michoacán
Basin of Pátzcuaro locatedIn Michoacán
yácata pyramids locatedIn Michoacán
subject surface form: Yácata pyramids
cazonci region Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán region
Xaratanga regionOfCult Michoacán
Purépecha language spokenIn Michoacán
Bajío hasPart Michoacán
Cuerauáperi region Michoacán
Zamora locatedIn Michoacán
Tequila productionRegion Michoacán
Tzintzuntzan locatedIn Michoacán
Lake Chapala locatedIn Michoacán
Michoacán Nahuatl spokenIn Michoacán
Pátzcuaro locatedIn Michoacán