Michoacan
Michoacan is a state in western Mexico known for its lush coastline, rugged mountains, and vibrant culture. It is home to the Purépecha people, one of Mexico's oldest and most influential indigenous cultures.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Morelia and Paricutin.
Morelia
With a consistent colonial style throughout, Morelia is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Lake Patzcuaro and Uruapan.
Lake Patzcuaro
Lake Pátzcuaro is a popular vacation region in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.
Monarch Butterfly Reserves
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The Monarch Butterfly Reserves are in Michoacán of Mexico.
Lazaro Cardenas
Lázaro Cárdenas is a busy port city on Mexico's Pacific coast in the state of Michoacan.
Tlalpujahua
Tlalpujahua is a small town of about 3,600 residents in Michoacan.
Paracho de Verduzco
Paracho de Verduzco is a city of 21,000 people in central Michoacan.
Michoacan
- State with about 4,580,000 residents
- Description: state of Mexico
- Also known as“Mich.”“Michhuahcān Ocampo”“Michoacán de Ocampo”“Michoacan State”“Michoacan, Mexico”
- Abbreviations“MIC”“Mich”
- Neighbors
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude of center
19.2071° or 19° 12′ 26″ north
Longitude of center
-101.8781° or 101° 52′ 41″ west
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“Michoacan” goes by many names.
ሚቻዋካንAmharic
ميتشواكانArabic
ولايه ميتشواكانArabic
MichoacánAragonese
Michoacán de OcampoAragonese
ՄիչոականArmenian
MichoacánAsturian
Michoacán IstaduAymara
MiçoakanAzerbaijani
MichoacánBalinese
MichoacánBasque
Michoacan de OcampoBasque
МічааканBelarusian
штат МічааканBelarusian
মিচোয়াকানBengali
MichoacánBreton
Michoacán de OcampoBreton
МичоаканBulgarian
Estat de MichoacánCatalan
MichoacánCatalan
Michoacán de OcampoCatalan
Estado de Michoacán de OcampoCebuano
МичоаканChechen
MichoacánCheyenne
米切肯州Chinese
米却肯州Chinese
米卻肯州Chinese
MichoacánCornish
MichoacánCroatian
MichoacánCzech
Michoacán de OcampoCzech
MichoacánDanish
MichoacánDutch
Michoacán de OcampoDutch
ميتشواكانEgyptian Arabic
MichoacánEsperanto
MiĉoakanoEsperanto
MichoacánEstonian
Michoacáni osariikEstonian
MichoacánFinnish
Michoacán de OcampoFinnish
MichoacánGalician
Michoacán de OcampoGalician
მიჩოაკანიGeorgian
მიჩოაკანის შტატიGeorgian
ΜιτσοακάνGreek
MichoacánGuarani
મિચોકાનGujarati
MichoacanHausa
המדינה החופשית והריבונית של מיצ’ואקאן דה אוקמפוHebrew
מיצ’ואקאןHebrew
מיצ’ואקאן דה אוקמפוHebrew
मिचौआकैनHindi
MichoacánHungarian
MichoacánIcelandic
MichoacánIdo
MichoacánIloko
MichoacánIndonesian
MichoacanInterlingua
MichoacánIrish
MichoacánItalian
Michoacán de OcampoItalian
ミチョアカンJapanese
ミチョアカン州Japanese
MichoacanJavanese
ಮೈಕೋವಕಾನ್Kannada
МичоаканKazakh
МичоаканKirghiz
미초아칸Korean
미초아칸주Korean
MichoacánLadino
MichoakanLadino
MechoacanaLatin
MechoacaniaLatin
MichoacanaLatin
MičoakanaLatvian
Mičoakana de OkampoLatvian
MičoakanasLithuanian
Mičoakano valstijaLithuanian
Michoacán de OcampoLombard
MichoacánMalagasy
MichoacánMalay
MichoacánMaltese
मिचोआकानMarathi
मिचोआकान दि ओकॅम्पोMarathi
میچوآکانMazanderani
Michoacán ChiuMin Nan Chinese
MichoacánNorthern Frisian
میچوآکانNorthern Luri
MichoacánNorwegian
Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de OcampoNorwegian Bokmål
MichoacánNorwegian Bokmål
Michoacán de OcampoNorwegian Bokmål
MichoacánNorwegian Nynorsk
MichoacánOccitan (post 1500)
Michoacán d’OcampoOccitan (post 1500)
MichoacanOromo
МичоаканOssetian
MichoacánPampanga
ਮਿਚੋਆਕਾਨPanjabi
میچوآکانPersian
Michoacán de OcampoPiemontese
MichoacánPolish
میچوآکانPushto
Michoacán suyuQuechua
MichoacánRomanian
MichoacánRomansh
МичоаканRussian
MichoacánSardinian
MitzacánuSardinian
MichoacánScots
MichoacánSerbian
Држава МикоаканSerbian
Држава МичоаканSerbian
МичоаканSerbian
MichoacánSerbo-Croatian
Michoacán de OcampoSerbo-Croatian
MičoakanSerbo-Croatian
මිචොආකෑන්Sinhala
මිචෝආකන් ප්රාන්තය, මෙක්සිකෝවSinhala
MichoacánSlovak
MichoacánSlovenian
Michoacán de OcampoSlovenian
MX-MICSlovenian
MichoacanSomali
MichoacánSwahili
MichoacánSwedish
Michoacán de OcampoSwedish
MichoacánTagalog
MitsoakanTagalog
MitsouakanTagalog
MitsowakanTagalog
Иёлати Мичоакан де ОкампоTajik
МичоаканTajik
மிசோ கண்Tamil
МичоаканTatar
మిచోకాన్Telugu
รัฐมิโชอากังThai
รัฐมิโชอากันThai
MichoacánTumbuka
MichoacánTurkish
МічоаканUkrainian
Мічоакан-де-ОкампоUkrainian
میشواکانUrdu
MichoakanUzbek
Michoakande-OkampoUzbek
MichoacánVenetian
MichoacánVietnamese
MichoacánWaray (Philippines)
MichoacánWelsh
Michoacán de OcampoWestern Frisian
میچواکانWestern Panjabi
米却肯州Wu Chinese
米卻肯州Yue Chinese
ma Misokan
ma Misokan Okanpo
ma Misowakan
ma Misowakan Okanpo
Mahkawtok Tlahtohkayotl tlen Michwahkan
Mahkawtok Tlatilantli tlen Michwahkan
Michwahkan
Michwahkan Tlahtohkayotl
Michwahkan Tlatilantli
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