Tzitzio
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|leader_title = President
|leader_name = Emilia Herrera Sánchez
|established_title = Established
|established_date = 6 April 1936
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|population_as_of = 2010 Census
|population_total = 9166
|pop_est_as_of = 2015 Intercensal Survey
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|timezone = Central
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|postal_code = 61330–61368{{cite web |url=https://www.correosdemexico.gob.mx/SSLServicios/ConsultaCP/Descarga.aspx |title=Consulta de Códigos Postales |work=Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales |publisher=Mexican Postal Service |date=28 December 2020 |accessdate=29 December 2020}}
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Tzitzio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately {{convert|30|km}} southeast of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Tzitzio is located in the Balsas Depression in northeast Michoacán at an elevation between {{convert|600|and(-)|2400|m}}. It borders the municipalities of Charo and Indaparapeo to the north, Queréndaro to the northeast, Hidalgo to the east, Tuzantla to the southeast, Tiquicheo to the south, Madero to the west, and Morelia to the northwest.{{cite web |url=http://www3.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/app/mexicocifras/datos_geograficos/16/16101.pdf |title=Tzitzio, Michoacán de Ocampo |work=Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos |language=es |publisher=INEGI |date=2009 |accessdate=29 December 2020}} The municipality covers an area of {{convert|944.133|km2}} and comprises 1.61% of the state's area.
As of 2009, the land cover in Tzitzio consists of temperate forest (63%), tropical forest (33%) and grassland (1%). Another 2% of the land is used for agriculture and less than 0.1% is urbanized. Most of Tzitzio drains into the Purungueo River, which runs north to south through the municipality and drains into the Cutzamala River just upstream of {{ill|El Gallo Reservoir|es|Presa El Gallo}}. Some of the western parts of the municipality drain into the Carácuaro River. The southeastern corner of {{ill|Insurgente José María Morelos National Park|es|Parque nacional Insurgente José María Morelos}} extends into Tzitzio near its municipal seat.{{cite web |url=https://www.gob.mx/semarnat/articulos/parque-nacional-insurgente-jose-maria-morelos |title=Parque Nacional Insurgente José María Morelos |language=es |publisher=SEMARNAT |date=22 February 2018 |accessdate=29 December 2020}}
Tzitzio's climate varies from temperate in the north to tropical in the south, with rain falling in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between {{convert|14|and(-)|28|C}}, and average annual precipitation ranges between {{convert|800|and(-)|1300|mm}}.
{{Weather box
| location = Tzitzio weather station at {{coord|19|34|57|N|100|55|26|W|region:MX|display=inline}}, 1565 m above sea level (1981–2010 averages, 1951–2010 extremes)
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| Jan record high C = 37.5
| Feb record high C = 35.5
| Mar record high C = 39.0
| Apr record high C = 40.0
| May record high C = 39.0
| Jun record high C = 37.0
| Jul record high C = 36.0
| Aug record high C = 36.0
| Sep record high C = 35.5
| Oct record high C = 36.0
| Nov record high C = 35.0
| Dec record high C = 37.0
| year record high C = 40.0
| Jan high C = 24.5
| Feb high C = 26.3
| Mar high C = 28.6
| Apr high C = 30.3
| May high C = 30.6
| Jun high C = 27.7
| Jul high C = 25.6
| Aug high C = 25.6
| Sep high C = 25.3
| Oct high C = 25.5
| Nov high C = 25.5
| Dec high C = 24.7
| year high C = 26.7
| Jan mean C = 17.1
| Feb mean C = 18.5
| Mar mean C = 20.4
| Apr mean C = 22.4
| May mean C = 23.3
| Jun mean C = 22.0
| Jul mean C = 20.7
| Aug mean C = 20.5
| Sep mean C = 20.3
| Oct mean C = 20.0
| Nov mean C = 19.0
| Dec mean C = 17.5
| year mean C = 20.1
| Jan low C = 9.8
| Feb low C = 10.8
| Mar low C = 12.3
| Apr low C = 14.5
| May low C = 15.9
| Jun low C = 16.2
| Jul low C = 15.7
| Aug low C = 15.4
| Sep low C = 15.3
| Oct low C = 14.5
| Nov low C = 12.6
| Dec low C = 10.3
| year low C = 13.6
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 1.5
| Mar record low C = 6.0
| Apr record low C = 1.5
| May record low C = 7.0
| Jun record low C = 4.3
| Jul record low C = 6.0
| Aug record low C = 1.5
| Sep record low C = 8.0
| Oct record low C = 1.5
| Nov record low C = 2.5
| Dec record low C = 2.5
| year record low C = 1.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 63.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 20.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 6.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 10.9
| May precipitation mm = 51.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 207.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 362.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 291.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 242.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 152.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 61.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 46.7
| year precipitation mm = 1518.3
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Jan rain days = 3.5
| Feb rain days = 1.5
| Mar rain days = 1.1
| Apr rain days = 2.3
| May rain days = 5.9
| Jun rain days = 17.8
| Jul rain days = 24.6
| Aug rain days = 23.3
| Sep rain days = 21.5
| Oct rain days = 13.2
| Nov rain days = 4.3
| Dec rain days = 2.9
| year rain days = 121.9
| source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales5110/NORMAL16136.TXT
| title = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| accessdate = 29 December 2020}}{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales8110/NORMAL16136.TXT
| title = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS
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History
Tzitzio is a word of Chichimeca origin meaning "beautiful place". In 1831 it was a tenencia in the municipality of Indaparapeo. Its inhabitants produced sugarcane, guava, sapote, and other tropical fruits, and wove chiquihuites or baskets. It was made an independent municipality in 1936.{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=69, 90, 220–221 |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 Emilia Herrera Sánchez.{{cite news |last=Aparicio |first=Beatriz |date=25 September 2018 |url=https://www.alcaldesdemexico.com/notas-principales/configuracion-politica-de-michoacan-2018-2021/ |title=Configuración política de Michoacán 2018-2021 |language=es |magazine=Alcaldes de México |accessdate=26 December 2020}}
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tzitzio recorded a population of 9166 inhabitants living in 2046 households.{{cite web |url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=16&mun=101 |title=Resumen municipal: Municipio de Tzitzio |language=es |website=Catálogo de Localidades |publisher=SEDESOL |accessdate=29 December 2020}} The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 8966 inhabitants in Tzitzio.
INEGI lists 271 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also known as Tzitzio, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 1072 inhabitants in the 2010 Census. The most populated locality in the municipality is the village of Tafetán, which recorded a population of 1784 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.
Economy
Tzitzio's economy is based on agriculture. Major activities include cattle farming and the cultivation of corn, tomatoes, sugarcane, and fruits such as mango, guava, plum and papaya.{{cite news |author=Tzitzio Municipal Council |url=http://congresomich.gob.mx/file/2a-4619-1.pdf |title=Plan de Desarrollo Municipal |language=es |page=9 |newspaper=Periódico Oficial del Estado de Michoacán, 2a. Secc. |publisher=Government of Michoacán |date=9 May 2019 |accessdate=29 December 2020}}
References
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Category:Municipalities of Michoacán