Michoacán

Michoacán (Spanish pronunciation: [mitʃoaˈkan]) officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo (English: Free and Sovereign State of Michoacan 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 (formerly called Valladolid). The city was named after José María Morelos, hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Michoacán is located in Western Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Colima and Jalisco to the northwest, Guanajuato and Querétaro to the north, México to the east, Guerrero to the southeast. To the southwest, Michoacán has a stretch of coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The name Michoacán is...