Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro
town
Seal
Coordinates: 20°16′55″N 102°19′55″W
Country	Mexico
State	Michoacán
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Perez
Population  (2005)
• Total	30,487
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán,[1] at a height of 1530 meters (5065 ft) above sea level. Its limits to the north with the state of Jalisco separated by the Lerma river, at west with La Piedad, at south with Ecuandureo and to the southeast with Tanhuato. The distance to the state capital Morelia is 125 miles (201 km) and to Guadalajara is 85 miles (137 km).

Etymology

Yurécuaro comes from the Purepecha iorekuarhu meaning "riverside" or "place of growing".

History

The city was founded May 22, 1559 by Viceroy Don Luis de Velasco.

Transportation

Transport routes in Yurécuaro include:

• Road state 110 east to La Piedad west La Barca
• Road Yurecuaro-La Concepcion, Jalisco
• Zamora-Yurecuaro toll expressway (under planning)
• Train Mexico-Guadalajara and Yurecuaro-Zamora

References

1. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.