Janitzio
Janitzio is an island on Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan. This little island is crowded with houses and shops to sell to tourists, thousands of whom flock here for Day of the Dead.
- Village with about 2,460 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,100 metres (6,880 feet)
- …is also known as “Janitzio Island”
- Description: island in Mexico
Places of Interest
Discover Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island.
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island is a work of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaracuaro and Ihuatzio.
Jaracuaro
Jaracuaro is a village on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, Mexico.
Pacanda
Pacanda is a small island in Lake Patzcuaro in the central Mexican state of Michoacan.
Janitzio
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Latitude
19.5741° or 19° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
-101.6517° or 101° 39′ 6″ west
Open location code
75FWH8FX+J8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Janitzio” goes by many names.
JanitzioBasque
JanitzioCatalan
JanitzioCebuano
哈尼齊奧島Chinese
哈尼齐奥Chinese
JanitzioDutch
JanitzioHungarian
JanitzioIndonesian
ハニツィオJapanese
JanitzioNorwegian
JanitzioNorwegian Bokmål
ХанитсиоRussian
ХанициоRussian
JanitzioSwedish
เกาะฆานิตซิโอThai
ХаніціоUkrainian
خانیتسیوUrdu
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Janitzio”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isla de Tecuena and Cucuchucho.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
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