Morelia
capital of the State of Michoacán, Mexico
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Summary
Morelia is a locality of Mexico[1]. Morelia ranks in the top 2% of locality of mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,333 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Morelia Municipality[5]
- Country: Mexico[6]
- Head of government: Raúl Morón Orozco[7]
- Named after: José María Morelos[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Valladolid[9], Linares[10], Yakima[11], Fullerton[12], Oaxaca de Juárez[13]
- Postal code: 58000[14]
- Commons category: Morelia[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 443[17]
- Inception: May 18, 1541[18]
- Significant event: Siege of Morelia[19]
- Official website: http://www.morelia.gob.mx[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Morelia[21]
- Population: 743,275[22]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[26], National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[27]
- Capital of: Michoacán[28], Nuevo Urecho[29], Charapan[30], Copándaro de Galeana[31], Briseñas Municipality[32], Churintzio[33], Morelia Municipality[34], Irimbo[35], Epitacio Huerta[36]
- Official name: Morelia[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Morelia[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Morelia[39]
- Demonym: moreliano[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Morelia[41]
- Different from: Morelia[42]
- Elevation above sea level: 1920 m[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Morelia include Anyphaena morelia[44], a taxon[45].
Why It Matters
Morelia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Morelia is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Morelia include Anyphaena morelia[44], a taxon[45].