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Uruapan

American  
[oo-rwah-pahn, oor-wah-pahn] / uˈrwɑ pɑn, ʊərˈwɑ pɑn /

noun

  1. a city in central Michoacán, in SW Mexico: near Paricutín volcano.


Uruapan British  
/ uˈrwapan /

noun

  1. a city in SW Mexico, in Michoacán state: agricultural trading centre. Pop: 282 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Today, camouflaged National Guard troops patrol Uruapan with rifles nestled, or cruise the streets in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

"We can't forget what happened," said Manzo's widow, Grecia Quiroz, who has been the mayor of Uruapan since her husband's death.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

“I will leave you with an Uruapan, a Michoacán and a Mexico that he would have wanted.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

His widow’s well-choreographed swearing-in amid extra-tight security did little to alter the predominant mood of anguish and gloom in Uruapan.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

A waterfalls of the Río Cupatitzio, 10.5 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; oak forest with scattered pines.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

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