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Tepalcatepec City
Municipality
Tepalcatepec City Location of Tepalcatepec in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°11′N 102°51′W  /  19.183°N 102.850°W  / 19.183; -102.850
Country	Mexico
State	Michoacan
Established	June 22, 1877
Founded by	Alonso Avalos
Municipal seat	Tepalcatepec
Government
?  Municipal president	Felipe Martinez (PRI)
Area
? Total	780.22 km 2 (301.24 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population   (2010)
? Total	34,568 [1]
Time zone	UTC-6 ( CST )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC-5 ( CDT )

Tepalcatepec is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacan. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,678.

Geography [ edit ]

The municipality is located in the west of the state, 267 kilometres from the state capital of Morelia . It has an average altitude of 370 meters above sea level.

History [ edit ]

Before European settlement, the area was settled by the Chichimecas tribe .

On June 22, 1877, Tepalcatepec was established as a town.

A battle between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and state defense forces in the town left 9 dead and 11 injured. Since 2020 the town has been on lockdown due to El Abuelos cartel turf war with El Menchos cartel.

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