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Uruapan officially became a municipality in 1831. For its role in the War of Independence, it was named a Ciudad del Progreso (City of Progress) in 1858. [6] [13] In 1842, the city supported the rule of Antonio López de Santa Anna. [6] Because of the French Intervention, the Uruapan was the temporary capital of Michoacan from 1863 to 1867.
The airport is situated within the Uruapan urban area, covering an approximate area of 264 hectares (650 acres), at an elevation of 1,603 metres (5,259 ft) above sea level. It features a 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) asphalt runway , capable of accommodating aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 .
Main entrance to the park. Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park is located 5 kilometers within and immediately to the west of the city of Uruapan in Michoacán, approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of the state's capital of Morelia and 400 kilometres (250 mi) west of Mexico City.
Map of Mexico with Michoacán highlighted Boundaries of the Municipalities in Michoacán. Michoacán is a state in western Mexico that is divided into 113 municipalities . According to the 2020 Mexican census , it is the ninth most populated state with 4,748,846 inhabitants and the 16th largest by land area spanning 58,598.7 square kilometres ...
Its main headwaters are in Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park, in Uruapan, Michoacán. Near its source are two waterfalls, the larger Tzararacua and the smaller Tzararacuita (little Tzararacua). After flowing some distance in the highlands ("Altiplano") of western-central Michoacan state, the river takes a course mainly towards the south.
Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro is about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) west of Uruapan and 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east of the peak of Parícutin in central Michoacán. The village’s postal code is 60490. Like many places in Mexico , it is locally known by several unofficial names : "San Juan", "Nuevo San Juan", and "Parangaricutiro" are all variations.
Federal Highway 37D is a Mexican toll highway in Michoacán and Guerrero.It connects Highway 14D at Uruapan to Lázaro Cárdenas.The road is operated by Autopistas Michoacán, which charges a toll of 307 pesos per car to travel the full length of Highway 37D.
Federal Highway 37 (Spanish: Carretera Federal 37, Fed. 37) is a free part of the federal highways corridors (Spanish: los corredores carreteros federales) of Mexico. [4] The highway runs from Villa de Zaragoza , San Luis Potosí , at its northern point to Playa Azul, Michoacán , located near the Pacific Ocean , at its southern point, near the ...