The municipality borders the state of Jalisco to the north and west.

Maria Guadalupe Lopez Esquival "La Catrina", 21, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tepalcatepec, Michoacan was killed in a gun battle with state and federal security forces in the area in January 2020.

[1] The Michoacán club-tail iguana (Ctenosaura clarki) is endemic to Tepalcatepec.

The habitat of this species is dry, hot, cactus-covered rocky hillsides.

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