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Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán, 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 and to Guadalajara is 85 miles.

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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)

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

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- [en] Yurécuaro

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[es] Municipio de Yurécuaro

El municipio de Yurécuaro es uno de los 113 municipios en que se encuentra dividido para su régimen interior el estado mexicano de Michoacán de Ocampo. Su cabecera es la población del mismo nombre y se encuentra localizado en el extremo noroeste del estado.

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