Exterior of the 17th century Herrerresque Baroque and neo classically styled Cathedral in the city of Morelia- Mexico
Exterior of the 17th century Herrerresque Baroque and neo classically styled Cathedral in the city of Morelia Michoacan state Mexico. Morelia is the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is situated at 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 the city of Morelia), 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, km² ( 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 2005. The city's mayor is Fausto Vallejo Figueroa, from the PRI. It is his third non-consecutive term as presidente municipal. The city's historic downtown area, which houses more than 1000 colonial buildings and churches, became a World Heritage Site in 1991. The Historic Downtown Area (Centro Histórico), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, encompasses approximately 150 city blocks at the city center, roughly corresponding to the urban area of the city at the end of the eighteenth century. The Centro Histórico contains over 1,000 historical buildings and sites. Morelia is characterized by the magnificence of its monuments which are mostly colonial. The most remarkable buildings are the baroque cathedral, finished in 1744; the convent of San Francisco, built in 1513; the convent of San Agustín, founded in 1550; the college and temple of La Compañia de Jesus, started in 1580 and known as Palacio Clavijero; the convent of El Carmen, constructed in 1597; the convent of Santa Catarina that dates from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Other important constructions are the 1613 convent of La Merced, the college of S
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Location: Morelia, Michoacan state- Mexico
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