Zacapu
City Michoacán, Mexico
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Zacapu (Place of Stones), is a city and the municipal seat of homonimus municipality.[1] of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located at 19°49′N 101°48′W.
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Convento de Santa Ana and Concha Acústica José María Morelos horse statue World´s biggest bicycle La Zarcita Park La Zarcita Park Virgin of Guadalupe Sanctuary Zacapu Bus Station | |
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| Coordinates: 19°49′07″N 101°47′33″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Zacapu |
| Founded | June 29, 1548 |
| Named after | José María Morelos |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Mónica Estela Valdez Pulido |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.61 sq mi (17.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,568 ft (2,002 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 55,287 |
| • Density | 8,369/sq mi (3,231/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 58600 |
| Area code | 436 |
| Demonym | Zacapense |
| Website | zacapumich.gob.mx |
Demographics
The 2010 Mexican census indicated that the city had a population of 52,806 and the municipality a population of 73,455.[2]
Notable people
- José Ángel Aguilar, writer
- Rudy Gutierrez, noted oncologist
- Juan B. Guido, poet
- Fray Jacobo Daciano, Danish Franciscan priest, member of the Tzintzuntzan convent
- Primo Tapia de la Cruz, labor leader who organized farming communities against landholders. He was assassinated in 1926.
- Abel Alcázar Pallares, philanthropist and community activist
- Armando Martínez (cyclist), cyclist
- Rodolfo Vitela, cyclist
- Jorge del Pozzo, businessman
- César Martínez, boxer
- Adolfo García Trujillo, marathonist
- Eugenio Calderón, professional footballer, played for Cruz Azul, Morelia, Irapuato, Tigres and Guadalajara. Retired in 1992.
- Jaime Contreras, artist, designer, welder, semi-professional footballer.
- Hugo Ayala Castro, professional footballer, play for Morelia, Atlas and currently Tigres.
