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Tepalcatepec

Tepeque
City and municipality
Tepalcatepec is located in Michoacán
Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec
Location in Michoacán
Country Mexico
State Michoacán
Region Tierra Caliente
Population
 (2010)
 • City and municipality 42,879
 • Metro
34,568

Tepalcatepec, also known as Tepeque, is a city and municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, in the southwestern Tierra Caliente region of the state. The municipality borders the state of Jalisco to the north and west.

Population

The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.

Gun battle

Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.

Fauna

The Michoacán club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki) is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.

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