Zacapu
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Zacapu (original name Tzacapo Tacanendam, translated to Spanish as "Lugar de Piedras" or "Place of Stones" in English) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Nahuatzen mountains of north-central Michoacán, Mexico. Located near Compandaro Michoacan, the city had a population of 51,386 in the 2005 census and the municipality 70,636. The municipality has an area of 455.96 km² (176.05 sq mi).
Location , 64 km west-north-west of Morelia.
Morelos Ave. and Madero Ave. are the main streets in the town. it is very poor town and very polluted Agriculture is the main industry; vegetables, sugarcane, fruit, tobacco are produced.
Sights:
- a Franciscan convent from the 16th century
- Cerro del Tecolote, a mountain
- Angostura Park
- The Crucita; old Tarascan ceremonial center
- Tarejero, a historical site
- The Madroño park
- Zacapu lagoon
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Michoacán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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