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Jiquilpan, Michoacán

Jiquilpan (also spelled Xiuquilpan, Xiquilpan, Xiquilpa, based on a Náhuatl word for "place of tint plants") is a municipality (municipio) in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is Jiquilpan de Juárez. It was the birthplace of Anastasio Bustamante, who served as President of the Republic on three occasions in the mid-19th century. It is also where hip-hop duo Akwid originated from, before moving to Los Angeles, California in their childhood. It has sister city exchange programs with Indio, California and Palmdale, California in the United States, where large numbers of residents from Jiquilpan relocated to in the 2000s. It is thought about half the population has familial relatives in Southern California. [citation needed] In the year 2000, the population was 25,778, but estimates can reach higher to 50,000 by the seasonal migrant laborers come and stay there.

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Jiquilpan is also the birthplace of one of the most popular presidents of Mexico,Lazaro Cardenas. Jiquilpan is the only city with 2 Presidents of the republic.Birthplace of Damian Alcazar actor and movie director,Participated in "El crimen del padre Amaro" "La ley de Herodes" and some Hollywood Movies.

Sahuayo, neighboring City

Sahuayo

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Coordinates: 19°59′30.2″N 102°43′15.5″W / 19.991722°N 102.720972°W

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State of Michoacán
Morelia (capital)
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Acuitzio (Acuitzio del Canje) Aguililla (Aguililla) Álvaro Obregón (Álvaro Obregón) • Angamacutiro (Angamacutiro de la Unión) Angangueo (Mineral de Angangueo) Apatzingán (Apatzingán de la Constitución) Aporo (Aporo) Aquila (Aquila) Ario (Ario de Rosales) Arteaga (Arteaga) Briseñas (Briseñas de Matamoros) Buenavista (Buenavista Tomatlán) Caracuaro (Caracuaro de Morelos) Charapan (Charapan) Charo (Charo) Chavinda (Chavinda) Cherán (Cherán) Chilchota (Chilchota) Chinicuila (Villa Victoria) Chucándiro (Chucándiro) Churintzio (Churintzio) Churumuco (Churumuco de Morelos) Coahuayana (Coahuayana de Hidalgo) Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares (Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares) Coeneo (Coeneo de la Libertad) Cojumatlán de Régules (Cojumatlán de Régules) Contepec (Contepec) Copándaro (Copándaro de Galeana) Cotija (Cotija de la Paz) Cuitzeo (Cuitzeo del Porvenir) Ecuandureo (Ecuandureo) Epitácio Huerta (Epitácio Huerta) Erongaricuaro (Erongaricuaro) Gabriel Zamora (Lombardía) Hidalgo (Ciudad Hidalgo) La Huacana (La Huacana) Huandacareo (Huandacareo) Huaniqueo (Huaniqueo de Morales) Huetamo (Huetamo de Núñez) Huiramba (Huiramba) Indaparapeo (Indaparapeo) Irimbo (Irimbo) Ixtlán (Ixtlán de los Hervores) Jacona (Jacona de Plancarte) Jiménez (Villa Jiménez) Jiquilpan (Jiquilpan de Juárez) José Sixto Verduzco (Pastor Ortiz) Juárez (Benito Juárez) Jungapeo (Jungapeo de Juárez) Lagunillas (Lagunillas) La Piedad (La Piedad) Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas) Los Reyes (Los Reyes de Salgado) Madero (Villa Madero) Maravatío (Maravatío de Ocampo) Marcos Castellanos (San José de Gracia) Morelia (Morelia) Morelos (Villa Morelos) Múgica (Nueva Italia) Nahuatzén (Nahuatzén) Nocupétaro (Nocupétaro de Morelos) Nuevo Parangaricutiro (Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro) Nuevo Urecho (Nuevo Urecho) Numarán (Numarán) Ocampo (Ocampo) Pajacuarán (Pajacuarán) Panindicuaro (Panindicuaro) Paracho (Paracho de Verduzco) Parácuaro (Parácuaro) Pátzcuaro (Pátzcuaro) Penjamillo (Penjamillo de Degollado) Peribán (Peribán de Ramos) Purépero (Purépero de Echaíz) Puruándiro (Puruándiro) Queréndaro (Queréndaro) Quiroga (Quiroga) Sahuayo (Sahuayo de Morelos) Salvador Escalante (Santa Clara del Cobre) San Lucas (San Lucas) Santa Ana Maya (Santa Ana Maya) Senguío (Senguío) Susupuato (Susupuato de Guerrero) Tacámbaro (Tacámbaro de Codallos) Tancítaro (Tancítaro) Tangamandapio (Santiago Tangamandapio) Tangancícuaro (Tangancícuaro de Arista) Tanhuato (Tanhuato de Guerrero) Taretan (Taretan) Tarímbaro (Tarímbaro) Tepalcatepec (Tepalcatepec) Tingambato (Tingambato) Tingüindín (Tingüindín) Tiquicheo de Nicolas Romero (Tiquicheo) Tlalpujahua (Tlalpujahua de Rayón) Tlazazalca (Tlazazalca) Tocumbo (Tocumbo) Tumbiscatío (Tumbiscatío de Ruiz) Turicato (Turicato) Tuxpan (Tuxpan) Tuzantla (Tuzantla) Tzintzuntzan (Tzintzuntzan) Tzitzío (Tzitzío) Uruapan (Uruapan) Venustiano Carranza (Venustiano Carranza) Villamar (Villamar) Vista Hermosa (Vista Hermosa de Negrete) Yurécuaro (Yurécuaro) Zacapu (Zacapu) Zamora (Zamora de Hidalgo) Zináparo (Zináparo) Zinapécuaro (Zinapécuaro de Figueroa) Ziracuaretiro (Ziracuaretiro) Zitácuaro (Heroica Zitácuaro)

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