Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán

Acuitzio del Canje
Acuitzio del Canje
Location of Acuitzio
Acuitzio del Canje
Acuitzio del Canje (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°30′N 101°20′W / 19.500°N 101.333°W / 19.500; -101.333
Country Mexico
State Michoacán
MunicipalityAcuitzio
Elevation
2,080 m (6,820 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,439
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Acuitzio del Canje is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Acuitzio.

The area was originally settled in pre-Hispanic times. By 1620, it was a community of 20 families, with a hospital. In the early years of Mexican independence, an ayuntamiento was established there.