Uruapan

[ oo-rwah-pahn; English oo r-wah-pahn ]

/ uˈrwɑ pɑn; English ʊərˈwɑ pɑn /

a city in central Michoacán, in SW Mexico: near Paricutín volcano.

Also called Urua·pan del Pro·gre·so

[del praw-gre-saw; English del pruh-gres-oh] /dɛl prɔˈgrɛ sɔ; English dɛl prəˈgrɛs oʊ/.

Example sentences from the Web for uruapan

A town in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 38 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; arid tropical scrub forest.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico |William E. Duellman
On zoogeopraphic grounds that species might be found at Uruapan.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico |William E. Duellman
A town in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 59 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; arid tropical scrub forest.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico |William E. Duellman
A Tarascan village about 27 kilometers northwest of Uruapan; pine forest.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico |William E. Duellman

A few hundred men near Uruapan in Michoacan flaunted their defiance.

The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

Uruapan

/ (Spanish uˈrwapan) /

a city in SW Mexico, in Michoacán state: agricultural trading centre. Pop: 282 000 (2005 est)