Aporo, Michoacán
Aporo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
San Lucas Evangelista Church | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′11″N 100°24′35″W / 19.66972°N 100.40972°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Aporo |
| Municipal Seat | Aporo |
| Town Founded | 1540 |
| Municipality Founded | 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | C. Juan Agustín Torres Sandoval |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 55.14 km2 (21.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,280 m (7,480 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 2,705 |
| • Seat | 1,859 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 61400 |
| Website | (in Spanish) aporo.gob.mx |
Aporo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, being the smallest municipality in Michoacán by area. The municipal seat is the town of Aporo. Most of the municipality is forested and considered to be part of Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, where millions of monarch butterflies arrive to stay five months each winter. The town and municipality have mostly adobe structures with tile roofs and the main architectural site is the San Lucas Evangelista Church, which was built in the 20th century.