Pacanda
Pacanda is a small island in Lake Patzcuaro in the central Mexican state of Michoacan. The island has a small village with about 400 residents. The island is a tranquil traditional hamlet known for its Purhepecha indigenous culture, particularly its strong Day of the Dead traditions.- Type: Locality with 373 residents
- Description: island in Michoacán, Mexico
- Also known as: “Isla de La Pacanda” and “Isla Pacanda”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Janitzio and Oponguio.
Pacanda
- Categories: island and locality of Mexico
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.607° or 19° 36′ 25″ north
Longitude
-101.6491° or 101° 38′ 57″ west
Population
373
Elevation
2,063 metres (6,768 feet)
Open location code
75FWJ942+R9
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tatar—“Pacanda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla de la Pacanda”
- Chechen: “Исла де Паканда, Исла Паканда (Зинзунзан)”
- Chechen: “Исла де Паканда, Исла Паканда”
- Serbian: “Исла де Паканда, Исла Паканда”
- Spanish: “Isla de Pacanda”
- Spanish: “La Pacanda”
- Swedish: “Isla de la Pacanda”
- Tatar: “Исла де Паканда, Исла Паканда (Зинзунзан)”
- Tatar: “Исла де Паканда, Исла Паканда”
- “La Pacanda”
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