La Huacana Municipality
La Huacana Municipality is a municipality in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It has a population of 32,757. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name. Etymology Huacana is a word of Chichimeca origin that means "Place of Dresses". Another version as to the origin of the name is that it was described only as "A place where a grey hair is floated on the water" by an indigenous inhabitant when she was asked the region's name. Populated places in the municipality La Huacana, the largest town in the municipality, with a population of 9,395. Zicuiran, 20 kilometres from the head of the municipality, with a population of 2,921. El Chauz, 27 kilometres away, with a population of 2,220. Los Olivos, 40 kilometres away, with a population of 624. Cupuan del Rio, 48 kilometres away, with a population of 1,536. Copales, 15 kilometres away, with a population of 283. Oropeo, 20 kilometres away, with a population of 321. Geography The municipality has an area of 1,952.60 square kilometres and a population of 32,757 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. La Huacana municipality is located in the southern part of the state 480 meters above