La Piedad de Cavadas is a city and its surrounding municipality (La Piedad municipality) located in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato. The original colonial name was San Sebastián. It is bordered by the town of Santa Ana Pacueco, Guanajuato. Both towns straddle the the Lerma River. The city of La Piedad's population was 78,361 inhabitants in the 2005 census. The municipality has an area of 284.11 km² (109.7 sq mi) and its population was 91,132. A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Arturo Torres (born December 11, 1980 in Harbor City, California) is an American soccer player, the first player in the history of Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Municipal Palace of Veracruz Municipalities (municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the estado, or state). ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Location within Mexico Country  Mexico Capital Morelia Municipalities 113 Government  - Governor Salvador Lopez Orduna (PAN)  - Federal Deputies PRI: 8 PAN: 4  - Federal Senators Marco Auerelio Rodriguez Sanchez (PRI) Jose Manuel Lopez Ortiz (PRI) Marko A. Cortés (PAN) Area Ranked 16th  - State 59,928 km²  (23,138. ... Jalisco is one of the states of the United Mexican States (Mexico). ... Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. ... Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. ... The Lerma Santiago River (Río Lerma Santiago) is Mexicos longest river. ...

It is located at 20°20′N, 102°01′W

Attractions

Places of interest are the town centre with its beautiful quiosco (bandstand) built with quarried stone, and the "Señor de La Piedad" church, which boasts perhaps the biggest dome in the country. Also of note are the Cavadas Bridge and the 30-metre-high "El Salto" waterfall.

Industry

La Piedad is a hub for agrictultural products. The town was once known as the center of the Mexican pork industry, and still plays an inportant part in that industry. However, La Piedad has recently moved its economy towards textiles. Major manufacturers like Marval have production facilities in La Piedad. Surrounding towns are Santa Ana, Yurecuaro, Degollado, Numaran, and Ecuandureo. La Piedad is also the headquarters for veterinary farmaceuticals company LaPisa and to industrial turbine manufacturer Turbomaquinas. A Siemens steam turbine with the case opened. ...

Traffic

La Piedad suffers from big traffic issues, due to the location of this city. La Piedad is located close to the border of three states, Michoacan, Guanajuato and Jalisco. Thus the traffic problem begin. With three highways entering this city, they are Mexico highways 110, 39, and 90. Highway 110 goes west and takes you to towns like Brisenas, La Barca, and the free route to Guadalajara. Highway 39 takes you south of La Piedad to Zamora, this highway takes you to the toll freeway 15, which goes north-south, from Nogales to Mexico City. Highway 90 takes you north of La Piedad to the state of Guanajuato.

Notable citizens

Many famous athletes and celebrities were born or lived in La Piedad, among these Ramon Morales, midfielder for Chivas de Guadalajara football team as well as his brother Carlos Morales, midfielder for Toluca. The music group Los Razos de Sacramento y Reinaldo are also from La Piedad. Ramon Morales Ramón Morales (born October 10, 1975) is a Mexican football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Chivas de Guadalajara as a midfielder. ... Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (goats), is a Mexican sports club. ... Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera (born September 6, 1979 in La Piedad, Michoacán) is a Mexican soccer player, who currently plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division. ... This article is about a city in Mexico. ...

Sports

La Piedad also was the hometown for "Los Reboceros de La Piedad" a football team in Mexico's Primera División A league, which later moved the 1st division. During their time in 1st division, they captured the attention of Mexico's soccer fans with a number 1 finish in the league table. They were defeated by the Aguilas del America in "La Liguilla"(playoffs). Los Reboceros merged with Queretaro, and became "Los Gallos Blancos" (The White Roosters) before their diminishment from national league soccer.Santiago Garcia is also a notable citizen from la finca. The Primera División A (First Division A) is the second level of the Mexican League System of football. ... Querétaro Fútbol Club is a football club based in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico. ...

Science

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References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Michoacán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Sister cities

La Piedad has one sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:^[2] Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering town twinning, especially between a city in the United States and a city in another country. ...

• Woodland, USA

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External links

• Ayuntamiento de La Piedad Official website
• WEB 2.0 album La Piedad Michoacán in Images