Churintzio
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|leader_name = Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado
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|established_date2 = 1 March 1904
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|population_as_of = 2010 Census
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Churintzio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located {{convert|104|km}} northwest of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Churintzio is located in northern Michoacán at an altitude between {{convert|1700|and(-)|2500|m}}. It borders the municipalities of Ecuandureo to the west, La Piedad to the north, Zináparo to the northeast, Penjamillo to the southeast, and Tlazazalca to the south.{{cite web |url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/geo/contenidos/topografia/compendio.aspx |title=Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Churintzio, Michoacán de Ocampo |language=es |publisher=INEGI |accessdate=24 April 2018}} The municipality covers an area of {{convert|230.084|km2}} and comprises 0.4% of the state's area.
Churintzio is located in the highlands of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is watered by intermittent streams and cold springs in the Lerma River basin.
Churintzio's climate is temperate with rain in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between {{convert|16|and(-)|20|C}}, and average annual precipitation ranges between {{convert|800|and(-)|1000|mm}}.
History
Churintzio was founded in 1543. The place name may derive from the Purépecha words achuri, "night", or chureni, "to grow dark". It became a municipality on 1 March 1904.{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=80, 130 |url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/historicos/2104/702825222420/702825222420_5.pdf |language=es |location=Mexico |publisher=INEGI |isbn=970-13-1501-4}}
Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and seven trustees (regidores), four elected by relative majority and three by proportional representation. The current president of the municipality is Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado.{{cite news |last=Córdoba Hernández |first=Leonardo |url=https://www.am.com.mx/2018/07/04/la-piedad/local/recibe-constancia-de-mayoria-juan-luis-contreras-en-churintzio-4-490110 |title=Recibe constancia de mayoria Juan Luis Contreras en Churintzio |language=es |newspaper=Periódico am |date=4 July 2018 |accessdate=8 December 2018}}
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Churintzio recorded a population of 5564 inhabitants living in 1654 households.{{cite web |url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=16&mun=013 |title=Resumen municipal: Municipio de Churintzio |language=es |website=Catálogo de Localidades |publisher=SEDESOL |accessdate=24 April 2018 |archive-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425033546/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=16&mun=013 |url-status=dead }} The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 5016 inhabitants in Churintzio.
There are 19 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also known as Churintzio, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 2592 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.
Economy and infrastructure
The main economic activities in Churintzio are agriculture and livestock production.{{cite news |author=Churintzio Municipal Council |url=http://leyes.michoacan.gob.mx/destino/O11320po.pdf |title=Plan de Desarrollo Municipal 2015–2018 |language=es |page=7 |newspaper=Periódico Oficial del Estado de Michoacán |publisher=Government of Michoacán |date=28 April 2016 |accessdate=24 April 2018}} A maquiladora manufactures clothes in the municipal seat.{{cite news |url=https://www.quadratin.com.mx/politica/buscara-sergio-flores-impulsar-la-economia-en-churintzio-y-numaran/ |title=Buscará Sergio Flores impulsar la economía en Churintzio y Numarán |language=es |newspaper=Quadratin |date=5 April 2018 |accessdate=24 April 2018}} Federal Highway 15D traverses the municipality from east to west.
Sister cities
Livingston, USA
References
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{{Michoacán|state=collapsed}}
Category:Municipalities of Michoacán