Tepalcatepec
# Tepalcatepec

Tepalcatepec, also known as Tepeque, is a city and municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, in the southwestern Tierra Caliente region of the state. The municipality borders the state of Jalisco to the north and west.

## Population

The total population of Tepalcatepec in 2010 was 34,568, and the total population of the municipality was 42,879.

## Gun battle

Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.

## Fauna

The Michoacán club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki) is endemic to Tepalcatepec. The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.

