Editing Tepalcatepec

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Tepalcatepec
| official_name                   = 
| other_name                      = Tepeque
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = [[Mexico]]
| subdivision_type1               = State
| subdivision_name1               = [[Michoacán]]
| settlement_type                 = City and municipality
| subdivision_type2               = Region
| subdivision_name2               = [[Tierra Caliente (Mexico)|Tierra Caliente]]
| population_metro                = 34568
| population_total                = 42879
| population_as_of                = 2010
| pushpin_map                     = Mexico Michoacán
| coordinates                     = {{Coord|19|11|N|102|51|W|region:MX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| map_caption                     = Tepalcatepec within Michoacán state
}}

'''Tepalcatepec''', also known as '''Tepeque''', is a city and municipality in the state of [[Michoacán]], Mexico, in the southwestern [[Tierra Caliente (Mexico)|Tierra Caliente]] region of the state. The municipality borders the state of [[Jalisco]] to the north and west.

==Population==
The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.

== Gun battle ==
Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]] (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-13|title=Clash kills La Catrina, 21, suspected CJNG boss in Tierra Caliente|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/clash-kills-la-catrina-21-suspected-cjng-boss/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Mexico News Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Fauna==
The Michoacán club-tail iguana (''[[Ctenosaura clarki]]'') is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Diego Casillas]] (born 1994) – footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Diego Casillas |url=https://www.nisasoccer.com/roster/diego--casillas- |website=[[National Independent Soccer Association]] |access-date=March 21, 2025}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Michoacán}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Michoacán]]


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