Tangamandapio
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Tangamandapio is a municipality located in the northwest part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, WSW of Zamora, Michoacán, 165 km away from the state capital of Morelia. The geographic coordinates are: 19° 57' North latitude and 102° 26' West longitude.
Tangamandapio gained fame from the Chavo del Ocho television series. The mailman Jaimito, one of its characters, portrayed by the actor Raúl Padilla, claimed to be originally from there. He once refers to Tangamandapio like being "almost as big as New York". He always appeared homesick, reminiscing and many times saying the name of the town and describing its physical beauty.