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Uruapan

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Michoacán, Mexico
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Uruapan is the second one largest metropolis in the Mexican state of Michoaca. It is placed at the western edge of the Purepecha highlands, simply to the east of the Tierra Caliente Region. Since the colonial duration, it has been an important town economically due its vicinity. The town changed into conquered through the Spanish in 1522, whilst the closing Purepecha ruler fled the Patzcuaro place to right here. The modern town became laid out in 1534 with the aid of Friar Juan de San Miguel. It performed an critical function inside the War of Independence, and became the capital of Michoacan throughout the French Intervention.

Today it's miles the center of Mexico's avocado growing location, with maximum of the crop disbursed from right here nationally and the world over. With a population of over 264,000. The metropolis is the second maximum populous and the second in economic significance within the nation of Michoacan. The town is located at the western fringe of the Purepecha highlands of the country at 1,620 meters above sea degree.

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