Yuriria

Yuririhapundaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, also known as Yuriria (Spanish   ), is one of 46 municipalities in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

The name Yuririhapundaro comes from the Purepecha language and means Place of the Bloody Lake.

Yuriria is located in the "Bajío", or lowlands, of Guanajuato. It is bordered to the east by Salvatierra and Santiago Maravatío, to the north by Jaral del Progreso and Valle de Santiago, to the south by Uriangato and Moroleón, and to the west by the state of Michoacán. Its total area is 656 kilometres².

The population of Yuriria and its surrounding areas totals 89,126 people. Of these, only 26,337 live in urban Yuriria, while 62,789 live in the rural areas surrounding the main town. The largest rural municipalities in Yuriria are [[Cerano]pop7,796.] El Monte de los Juarez, its main agricultural source with population of approximately(pop.1,589), El Xoconostle (pop. 1,200), La Calera (pop. 3,896) and Casacuarán (pop. 3,398). Santa Monica Ozumbilla is one of the oldest communities in Yuriria dating as far back as the early 16th century.

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