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Aguililla

Coordinates: 18°44′16″N 102°47′24″W / 18.7377°N 102.7900°W / 18.7377; -102.7900
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Aguililla is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000.

Location of Aguililla in the Tierra Caliente region. Hatched: Aguililla

Starting in late 2019, Aguililla has been the center of a conflict between two of the most notorious drug cartels in the country—Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Cárteles Unidos.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "El CJNG entregó juguetes de Día de Reyes en el Aguaje, zona donde ha sembrado el terror por años". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Aguililla: The Mexican town in the crossfires of a cartel war". Al Jazeera. April 22, 2021.
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18°44′16″N 102°47′24″W / 18.7377°N 102.7900°W / 18.7377; -102.7900