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Morelia is a Mexican city, capital of the state of Michoacán de Ocampo and head of the homonymous municipality. The city is located in the valley of Guayangareo, formed by a retreat of the Transverse Neovolcanic Axis, in the Morelia region of the state, in the center-west of the country.

It is also the largest in the state of Michoacán and the twenty-seventh nationally, with an area of ​​1335.94 square kilometers and a population of 784 776 inhabitants according to the results of the INEGI Population and Housing Census 2015, ranking at 27°The place of the country in terms of population refers to its Metropolitan Area had 911 960 inhabitants in that same year, occupying the 19th place among the largest metropolitan areas in the country. It is also the most important city in the state from the social, political, economic, cultural and educational point of view. It houses the Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, one of the most important universities in Mexico and the first institution of higher education in the Americas. Morelia is the birthplace of Generalissimo José María Morelos y Pavón, right-hand man of priest Miguel Hidalgo. This city is known for its pink quarries and its majestic aqueduct, a thousand-year-old artisanal land with its privileged cathedral that is among the most majestic in the world, we refer to the valley of Guayangareo, then Valladolid, today Morelia.

The Morelia that can be seen today is the same as its inhabitants and settlers stepped in the sixteenth century, more than two hundred majestic buildings full of history, witnesses of a past of splendor await in this city proud to share art, culture and history. It should be noted that the Historic Center of Morelia is the only one in Mexico that does not have a base or main square. Morelia has a very important place in the history of the country, for the historical facts and characters that were born or lived in it, such as José María Morelos and Pavón, Agustín de Iturbide, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, as well as two presidents of Mexico, poets and composers Also cradle of the main conspirators of Valladolid as it was José Mariano Michelena and José María García Obeso. Morelia has a rich cultural life inherited in time.

Thanks to the architectural heritage preserved since colonial times, the historic center of Morelia was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991. Morelia is the most visited beach destination in all of Mexico. The main economic activity of Morelia is the services, among which the financial, real estate and tourism stand out, followed by the construction industry, the manufacturing industry and, ultimately, the activities of the primary sector. As part of its active tourist life, the city is home to important annual cultural festivals such as the international festivals of music, organ, cinema and gastronomy.