Maravatío

Maravatío
Municipality

Seal
Maravatío

Location of Maravatío

Coordinates: 19°53′51.33″N 100°26′59.99″W / 19.8975917°N 100.4499972°W / 19.8975917; -100.4499972Coordinates: 19°53′51.33″N 100°26′59.99″W / 19.8975917°N 100.4499972°W / 19.8975917; -100.4499972
Country  Mexico
State Michoacán
Municipal seat Maravatío de Ocampo
Government
 • Municipal president Guillermo Corona López
Area
 • Total 691.55 km2 (267.01 sq mi)
Elevation 2,036 m (6,680 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 70,170
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Website http://maravatio.gob.mx

Maravatío is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, representing 1.17% of its land area, or 691.55 km2.

Etymology

The modern word Maravatío comes from the Purépecha word Marhabatio, meaning a precious place or thing.

Geography

Neighboring locations include Guanajuato to the north; Contepec and Tlalpujahua to the east; Senguio, Irimbo, and Ciudad Hidalgo to the south; and Zinapécuaro to the west.

Economy

The economy of Maravatío is primarily agricultural in nature, focusing on the production of strawberries, corn, beans, potatoes, wheat, and tomatoes. The municipality also has a herd of cattle with some economic importance, industries focused on the fabrication of ornamental ironwork, as well as business sectors.

Maravatío city center, with the tower of the Parish Church in the distance.

Tourist attractions

Some of the principal places of interest to tourists in the municipality are the following:

The city contains the parochial temple of San Juan Bautista, built in the baroque style in the 16th century, as well as the chapel of the Immaculate Conception, in the mudéjar style; the chapel of the Lord of the Column; the Chapel of Saint Michael Archangel, in San Miguel Curahuango; the temple of Saint Mary, in Ziritzícuaro; and the temple of Uripitío.

Also of interest are the former haciendas of Apeo that were the property of Don Mateo Echaíz de Santa Elena in 1857; the house where Don Miguel Hidalgo stayed, near Independence Gate; the railway station, at which trains first arrived in 1883; and the Morelos Theater, constructed in the Porfirio Díaz era, which was inaugurated with a performance by the soprano Ángela Peralta.

Maravatío is a good base for visiting Monarch butterfly sanctuaries between October and March, and there are many hot springs near the city suitable for bathing.

Politics

Executive power in the municipality is vested in the Presidente Municipal or Municipal President. The following table lists Maravatío's past executives:[1]

Term Municipal President Political party
1972Guillermo Calderón DíazInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1972-1974Salvador Olvera QuinteroInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1975-1977Moisés Aguilar MonroyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1978-1980José Coronel ZamudioInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1981-1982Florencio Alcantar MejíaInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1983Cuauhtémoc NúñezInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1984-1986Antonio Cruz MeloInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1987-1989Carlos TorroellaInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1990-1992Cresenciano HernándezParty of the Democratic Revolution
1993-1995Raúl Fierros FierrosInstitutional Revolutionary Party
1996-1998Mario Cruz AndradeParty of the Democratic Revolution
1999-2001José Jaime Hinojosa CampaParty of the Democratic Revolution
2002-2004Ignacio Montoya MarinParty of the Democratic Revolution
2005-2007José Jaime Hinojosa CampaParty of the Democratic Revolution
2008-2011Roberto Flores Bautista
2012-presentGuillermo Corona López

Famous people

References

  1. ↑ Maravatio in the Enciclopedia de los municipios y las delegaciones de Mexico.(Spanish)

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