Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares
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Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares is a municipality
located in the southwest region of the Mexican
state of Michoacán
. The municipality has an area of 2,881.57 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the state of Jalisco
and the municipality of Tepalcatepec
, to the east by Arteaga
and Aguililla
, to the south by Aquila
, and to the west by Chinicuila
. The municipality had a population of 18,156 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
Coalcomán is a word of Nahuatl
origin that means "Snake" or "Snake with Hands", according to some authors.
Coalcomán, Michoacán is a small, inter-montane town tucked high in the crevices of the western Sierra Madre mountains. From the flatlands of Apatzingán a two-lane highway takes you there, twisting and winding its way up toward a deep blue sky with rolling cotton clouds that hug the fir-covered crests. Long pine needles rustle in the cool mountain breeze. Horses roam here and there. This is definitely high country.
Approaching Coalcomán the long limbs of bougainvilla reach out over fence tops with delicate blood-red tissue paper flowers. Just past the cemetery a sign reads, "Welcome to Coalcomán; home of illustrious men and radiant women."
The president of Municipality of Coalcoman is Mizael Gonzalez Fernandez.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the southwest region of the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
. The municipality has an area of 2,881.57 square kilometres (4.89% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the state of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
and the municipality of Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec
Tepalcatepec is a town in Michoacán, Mexico, located north of Canollita.It is the endemic environment of Michoacan Club-tail iguana...
, to the east by Arteaga
Arteaga, Michoacán
Arteaga is a municipality located in the southern region of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 3,454.71 square kilometres and is bordered to the north by the municipality of La Huacana, to the east by Churumuco and the state of Guerrero, to the south by Lázaro...
and Aguililla
Aguililla
Aguililla is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of roughly 25,000.-External links:* * * , from the Stanford Daily Online...
, to the south by Aquila
Aquila, Michoacán
Aquila is a town in the northwest part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is 23 mi/43 km southeast of Tecoman. Its population was 1,915 in 2002. It is located at Latitude: 18°35'N Longitude: 103°31'W and at elevation 989 ft/510 m. It has harsh terrain. Agriculture consists of small...
, and to the west by Chinicuila
Chinicuila
Chinicuila is a municipality located in the southwestern region of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 928.64 square kilometres and is bordered to the north by the state of Jalisco, to the east by Coalcomán, to the south by Aquila, and to the west by Coahuayana and the...
. The municipality had a population of 18,156 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.
Coalcomán is a word of Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
origin that means "Snake" or "Snake with Hands", according to some authors.
Coalcomán, Michoacán is a small, inter-montane town tucked high in the crevices of the western Sierra Madre mountains. From the flatlands of Apatzingán a two-lane highway takes you there, twisting and winding its way up toward a deep blue sky with rolling cotton clouds that hug the fir-covered crests. Long pine needles rustle in the cool mountain breeze. Horses roam here and there. This is definitely high country.
Approaching Coalcomán the long limbs of bougainvilla reach out over fence tops with delicate blood-red tissue paper flowers. Just past the cemetery a sign reads, "Welcome to Coalcomán; home of illustrious men and radiant women."
The president of Municipality of Coalcoman is Mizael Gonzalez Fernandez.