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La Huacana | |
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City | |
  La Huacana Location of La Huacana in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°57′45″N 101°48′25″W / 18.96250°N 101.80694°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Established | 1927 |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 9,374[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
La Huacana is the municipal seat of La Huacana Municipality in Michoacán, Mexico. In 2010 it also was the most populous locality in the municipality. It is located 161 kilometers from the state capital Morelia.
The name comes from the purepecha which means "place of dresses".
- ^ "Buenavista, Michoacán de Ocampo" (PDF). Informe Anual Sobre La Situación de Pobreza y Rezago Social. SEDESOL. Retrieved October 14, 2015.