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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Morelia capitalOf Michoacán
Melchor Ocampo placeOfBirth Michoacán
Apatzingán locatedIn Michoacán
Valladolid, Michoacán locatedIn Michoacán
Valladolid, New Spain capitalOf Michoacán
this entity surface form: Province of Michoacán
Santa Clara del Cobre locatedIn Michoacán
Paracho locatedIn Michoacán
Angangueo locatedIn Michoacán
Angangueo locatedInAdministrativeEntity Michoacán
this entity surface form: Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo
Lake Cuitzeo locatedIn Michoacán
Lake Zirahuén locatedIn Michoacán
Lake Zirahuén locatedInState Michoacán
Balsas River flowsThrough Michoacán
Purépecha people nativeTo Michoacán
Lake Pátzcuaro locatedIn Michoacán
Mazahua people primaryState Michoacán
Zamora de Hidalgo locatedIn Michoacán
Uruapan locatedIn Michoacán
Uruapan locatedIn Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán de Ocampo
Uruapan countrySubdivision Michoacán
state of Colima borderedBy Michoacán
subject surface form: Colima
San Juan Parangaricutiro locatedIn Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán de Ocampo
San Juan Parangaricutiro locatedIn Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán, Mexico
Atlético de Morelia homeState Michoacán
Pascual Ortiz Rubio placeOfBirth Michoacán
Uruapan International Airport servesAsGatewayFor Michoacán
this entity surface form: Michoacán region
Lerma River flowsThrough Michoacán
Cristero War location Michoacán