Monarch Butterfly Reserves

The Monarch Butterfly Reserves are in Michoacán of . It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Millions of monarch butterflies descend on the forests of Michoacan each November and leave for their northward migration around March.
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  • Biosphere reserve
  • Also known as
    “Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve”
    “Mountain of Butterflies”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angangueo.
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Latitude
19.6064° or 19° 36′ 23″ north
Longitude
-100.2417° or 100° 14′ 30″ west
Open location code
75FXJQ45+H8
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Monarch Butterfly Reserves” goes by many names.
Monarka tximeletaren biosfera erreserbaBasque
Reserva de la biosfera de la Papallona MonarcaCatalan
帝王蝶生物圈保護區Chinese
莫那其蝴蝶生物圈保护区Chinese
莫那其蝴蝶生物圈保護區Chinese
Rezervat biosfere leptira MonarhaCroatian
Biosférická rezervace monarchy stěhovavéhoCzech
Biosfeerreservaat van de monarchvlinderDutch
Mariposa Monarcan biosfäärialueFinnish
პეპელა მონარქის ბიოსფერული ნაკრძალიGeorgian
השמורה הביוספרית של הדנאית המלכותיתHebrew
Mariposa Monarca Bioszféra-rezervátumHungarian
Riserva della biosfera delle farfalle monarcaItalian
オオカバマダラ生物圏保護区Japanese
Drugių monarchų biosferos rezervatasLithuanian
Биосферен резерват на пеперугата монархMacedonian
Riżerva tal-Bijosfera tal-Friefet MonarkiMaltese
ფარფალა-მონარქიშ ბიოსფერული ნაკრძალიMingrelian
ფარფალა-მონარქიშ ბიოსფერული ტყაჩირიMingrelian
Monarksommerfuglreservatet i MichoacánNorwegian
Monarksommerfuglreservatet i MichoacánNorwegian Bokmål
ਮੋਨਾਰਕ ਤਿਤਲੀ ਜੈਵਿਕਮੰਡਲ ਰੱਖPanjabi
ذخیره‌گاه زیست‌کره پروانه شهریارPersian
Биосферный заповедник бабочки МонархRussian
Биосферный заповедник Марипоса-МонаркаRussian
Резерват биосфере лептира МонархаSerbian
Biosférická rezervácia danausa sťahovavéhoSlovak
Biosférická rezervácia monarchu sťahovavéhoSlovak
Monarkfjärilens biosfärområdeSwedish
Kral Kelebeği Biyosfer RezerviTurkish
Біосферний заповідник метелика МонархUkrainian
Біосферний резерв Маріпоса-МонаркаUkrainian
Khu bảo tồn sinh quyển bướm chúa ở MexicoVietnamese
Khu dự trữ sinh quyển bướm vuaVietnamese

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