Apatzingán

History

Mexico's Constitution of Apatzingán was signed in the city in 1814, during the Mexican War of Independence in the Viceroyalty of New Spain against the Spanish Empire.

Six federal police officers were charged with murder on August 21, 2019 for their supposed involvement in a police operation that left nine dead on January 6, 2015 in Apatzingán. At least nine people died and several were injured when police fired against members and sympathizers of self-defense groups who had taken over the municipal palace.

Geography

The Municipality of Apatzingán is located in the Tierra Caliente Valley. It has an area of 1,656.67 km2 (639.64 sq mi), and reported a population of 99,010 (2010).

The city of Apatzingán is the sixth-largest in Michoacán (behind Morelia, Uruapan, Zamora, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Zitácuaro), with a 2015 census population of 128,250 persons.

The major Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range and the municipality of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares are to the west.

Climate

Despite having an annual precipitation of 752 mm, Apatzingán has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) due to its hot temperatures and high evaporation rates. |Jan record high C = 38.0 |Feb record high C = 39.0 |Mar record high C = 42.0 |Apr record high C = 43.0 |May record high C = 46.5 |Jun record high C = 44.0 |Jul record high C = 43.0 |Aug record high C = 39.5 |Sep record high C = 39.0 |Oct record high C = 41.5 |Nov record high C = 43.0 |Dec record high C = 37.0 |Jan record low C = 8.5 |Feb record low C = 10.0 |Mar record low C = 13.0 |Apr record low C = 13.0 |May record low C = 17.5 |Jun record low C = 15.0 |Jul record low C = 17.0 |Aug record low C = 18.5 |Sep record low C = 19.0 |Oct record low C = 14.0 |Nov record low C = 11.0 |Dec record low C = 10.0

References

Sources

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
• Michoacán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
• http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/384222927_c979bb8bc4.jpg?v=0" Photograph from Apatzingan's main church

References

1. (2010). "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía.
2. (August 22, 2019). "Detienen a seis policías federales por matanza de 2015 en Apatzingán".
3. Kottek, M.. (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated". Meteorol. Z..
4. [https://archive.today/20130221091800/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/normales/estacion/mich/NORMAL16007.TXT Normales Climatológicas 1971-2000] (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Mexico. Retrieved August 28, 2012.