Arantepacua
Sign in to saveArantepacua is a locality located in the municipality of Nahuatzen, in the Mexican state of Michoacán. As of 2020, it has a population of 3,505. Arantepacua's autonomous form of governance, and environmental policies, have drawn comparisons to nearby municipality of Cherán.
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Arantepacua is a locality located in the municipality of Nahuatzen, in the Mexican state of Michoacán. As of 2020, it has a population of 3,505. Arantepacua's autonomous form of governance, and environmental policies, have drawn comparisons to nearby municipality of Cherán.
== History == Since the 1950s, Arantepacua has had a territorial dispute with the neighboring community of over of forested land. Locals allege that by the 2010s, Arantepacua had a longstanding feud with the state government, due to such territorial disputes, and claimed that state police were overzealous in policing the town as a result.
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