Morelia is the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo.
The city with an elevation of 1 921 meters above sea level in the region of the Guayangareo Valley,
surrounded by the Punhuato and Quinceo Hills.
The City is the biggest in the state, and the population of the "conurbated area" was 642,314 people
(608,049 in Morelia city), according to the census of 2005 (Segundo Conteo de Población y Vivienda 2005).
The municipality of Morelia, of which the city serves as municipal seat, has an area of 1,199.02 km² (462.94 sq mi)
and a population of 684,145.
It includes such outlying towns as Morelos and Capula.
The metropolitan area includes the municipality of Tarímbaro,
and had 735,624 inhabitants in the same year (2005).
The city's historic downtown area which houses more than 1000 colonial buildings and
churches became a World Heritage Site in 1991.
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