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Villamar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

Political entity
The municipality is located in the northwest of the state,189 kilometres from the state capital of Morelia. It has a territory of 352.39 square kilometers, bordering the municipalities of Venustiano Carranza and Pajacuarán on the north, on the east with Tangamandapio and Chavinda, on the south with Tingüindín and Tocumbo, and on the east with Cotija, Jiquilpan and Sahuayo. Villamar has four seats Jaripo, Cerrito Colorado, San Antonio Guaracha and E. Zapata. The municipality has a population of 8129 people. The main economic activities of the municipality are livestock and agriculture.

Geography and environment
It has an average height of 1,540 meters above sea level, notable elevations include the cross-sectional volcanic system and hills Guaracha and Blanco. Its hydrography is constituted by the Liebre creek, the San Antonio Caracha lake, cold water springs and a thermal water spring.The climate is tempered with temperatures that range between 10.4 and 25.4 degrees C. It has rains in summer. Annual rainfall of 900 mm.

The ecosystem is dominated by prairie, with species such as huisache, cactus and yucca the forest surface is occupied by oak and fir, the nontimber one is occupied mainly by the hydrophilic vegetation. Typical fauna include species such as deers, squirrels, hares, ringtails, skunks, foxes, opossums, raccoons,ducks, herons,güilotas and other birds.

History
Currently named after Eligio Villamar, heroe of the Mexican-American war. Initially the municipality was named La Guarachita that means huarache or sandal. In ancient times Villamar was part of the chieftainship that extended along the shore of Lake Chapala. In 1765 the municipality belonged to the curate of Zahuayo (Sahuayo), and was known as San Miguel and its vicarage Guarachita administered more than 1,500 parishioners. It was established in the municipality of December the 10th of 1831, under the name Guarachita. In 1935 the municipality changed its name to Villamar.