Tierra Caliente (Mexico)

Tierra Caliente
Tierra Caliente
Geographical Region
	Churumuco, a central area of the Tierra Caliente
	Location of Tierra Caliente in Mexico
Country	Mexico

Tierra Caliente (Spanish for Hot Land) is a cultural and geographical region in southern Mexico that comprises some low-elevation areas of the states of Michoacán, Guerrero and Mexico. As the name suggests, the region is characterized by a hot climate. The overall precipitation is also low - around 600 mm/year, but can be as low as 400 mm in some low-lying areas of Michoacán and Guerrero.

Municipalities

Guerrero

Name	Municipal seat
Ajuchitlán del Progreso	Ajuchitlán
Arcelia	Arcelia
Coyuca de Catalán	Coyuca de Catalán
Cutzamala de Pinzón	Cutzamala de Pinzón
San Miguel Totolapan	San Miguel Totolapan
Tlalchapa	Tlalchapa
Tlapehuala	Tlapehuala
Zirándaro	Zirándaro de los Chávez
Ciudad Altamirano	Pungarabato

State of Mexico (Edomex)

Name	Municipal seat
Amatepec	Amatepec
Luvianos	Villa Luvianos
Sultepec	Sultepec de Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras
Tejupilco	Tejupilco de Hidalgo
Tlatlaya	Tlatlaya

Michoacán:

Sources

References

Entregan recursos de Codecos a las regiones Oriente y Tierra Caliente. State of Michoacán.
Acuña, R. (1987). Relaciones Geográficas del Siglo XVI: Michoacán. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Gerhard, P. (1972). A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. University of Cambridge Press.
Sebastian Avellaneda Jr. (2013). Information over San Lucas, Michoacán. Ohio Valley University, WV.

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