Carácuaro de Morelos
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Carácuaro de Morelos | |
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Town | |
  Carácuaro de Morelos  Carácuaro de Morelos | |
| Coordinates: 19°00′59″N 101°07′35″W / 19.0164°N 101.1265°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Carácuaro |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,149 |
Carácuaro de Morelos is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Carácuaro.
Toponomy[edit]
The word "Carácuaro" comes from the Chichimeca word carakua, meaning "place of slope" or "place on the slope".[1] "Morelos" refers to José María Morelos, a prominent revolutionary during the Mexican War of Independence.
Demographics[edit]
In the 2020 census, Carácuaro de Morelos had 4,149 inhabitants, which represents an average increase of 1.3% per year in the 2010-2020 period based on the 3,653 inhabitants registered in the previous census. It occupies an area of 2,418 km2, with a density of 1,716 inhabitants/km2.[2]
In 2010, it was classified as a locality with a high degree of social vulnerability.[3] The population of Carácuaro de Morelos is mostly literate (8.10% of illiterate people as of 2020) with a schooling level of more than 7.5 years. Only 0.29% of the population recognizes itself as indigenous.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Carácuaro". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Carácuaro de Morelos - in Carácuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo)". Citypopulation. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Catálogo de Localidades". Sistema de Apoyo para la Planeación del PDZP.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Carácuaro de Morelos (Michoacán de Ocampo)". PueblosAmérica.
