Zicuirán-Infiernillo Biosphere Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
view of the reserve from the foothills of Cerro Condémbaro | |
Location | Michoacán, Mexico |
Coordinates | 18°50′48″N 102°00′15″W / 18.8468°N 102.0042°W / 18.8468; -102.0042 |
Area | 2,651.18 km (1,023.63 sq mi) |
Designation | biosphere reserve |
Designated | 30 November 2007 |
Governing body | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas |
Zicuirán-Infiernillo Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in western Mexico. It covers 2,651.18 km (1,023.63 sq mi) of the Sierra Madre del Sur range in the state of Michoacán, west of the Balsas River.
References
- UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Zicuirán-Infiernillo from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- "Zicuirán-Infiernillo". Comisión National de Áreas Natural Protegidas, Government of Mexico. Accessed 3 October 2021.
- Programa de Manejo Reserva de la Biosfera Zicuirán-Infiernillo. Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. First edition, September 2014.