Arteaga Municipality, Michoacán

Arteaga (Spainyie pronunciation: [arteˈaɣa]) is a municipality locatit in the soothren region o the Mexican state o Michoacán. The municipality haes an aurie o 3,454.71 square kilometres (5.87% o the surface o the state) an is bordered tae the north bi the municipality o La Huacana, tae the east bi Churumuco an the state o Guerrero, tae the sooth bi Lázaro Cárdenas, an tae the wast bi Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Tumbiscatío, Aguililla an Aquila. The municipality haed a population o 21,173 inhabitants accordin tae the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the ceety o the same name.

The municipality is namit in honour o General José María Arteaga Magallanes, a 19t-century naitional hero an govrenor o the state o Querétaro de Arteaga.