Zacapu

Zacapu
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
Zacapu is located in Michoacán
Zacapu
Zacapu
Location within Michoacán
Zacapu is located in Mexico
Zacapu
Zacapu
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°49′07″N 101°47′33″W / 19.81861°N 101.79250°W / 19.81861; -101.79250
Country Mexico
StateMichoacán
MunicipalityZacapu
FoundedJune 29, 1548
Named afterJosé María Morelos
Government
 • Municipal PresidentMónica Estela Valdez Pulido
Area
 • Total
6.61 sq mi (17.11 km2)
Elevation
6,568 ft (2,002 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
55,287
 • Density8,369/sq mi (3,231/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
58600
Area code436
DemonymZacapense
Websitezacapumich.gob.mx

Zacapu (Place of Stones), is a city and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality.[1] of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located at 19°49′N 101°48′W / 19.817°N 101.800°W / 19.817; -101.800.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Zacapú". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Marco Geoestadistico Nacional". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (in Spanish). INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2012.