Map of Apatzingán, Mexico

Apatzingán is a city in Michoacán, Mexico, with a population of about 102,362. It lies at 19.0886°N, 102.3570°W. Apatzingán is about 341 km (212 mi) west of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Uruapan, 48 km to the northeast.

Apatzingán at a glance

Where is Apatzingán?

• The 5th largest city in Michoacán on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 59 min on the shortest day to 13 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Apatzingán

• Uruapan — 48 km northeast
• Los Reyes de Salgado — 57 km north
• Paracho de Verduzco — 70 km northeast
• Pátzcuaro — 92 km northeast
• Jacona de Plancarte — 96 km north
• Zamora — 100 km north
• Zacapu — 101 km northeast
• Sahuayo de Morelos — 114 km north
• Guacamayas — 120 km south
• Ciudad Guzmán — 135 km northwest

Largest cities in Michoacán

• Morelia — 743,275
• Uruapan — 299,523
• Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas — 196,003
• Zamora — 186,102
• Heróica Zitácuaro — 84,307
• La Piedad — 83,323
• Sahuayo de Morelos — 64,431
• Ciudad Hidalgo — 60,542
• Pátzcuaro — 55,298
• Jacona de Plancarte — 53,860

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.