Cotija, Michoacán

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Cotija is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 504.05 square kilometres (0.91% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Jiquilpan and Villamar, to the east by Tocumbo, and to south by the state of Jalisco.The municipality had a population of 18,207 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.[1] Its municipal seat is the city of Cotija de la Paz (pop. 12.453) [2].

Cotija is known in Mexico and abroad for Cotija cheese, which originated in the region. [3] It is also the birthplace of the Roman Catholic priest Marcial Maciel.

The economy of the municipality is mostly based on agriculture and ranching. [4]

The municipal president of Cotija and its many outlying communities is Antonio Barajas Valencia [5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Census. INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  2. ^ [1]Map of Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán as retrieved on December 18, 2006
  3. ^ [2] Article on Cotija cheese and its namesake town as retrieved on December 18, 2006
  4. ^ Cotija Actividad Económica (in Spanish)]
  5. ^ Cambio de Michoacán "Autoridades intentan fraccionar área de donación en Cotija". Retrieved September 14, 2007.

Coordinates: 19°49′N, 102°41′W

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