Fast Facts

Area Code -- The telephone area code is 443.

Climate -- Morelia can be a bit chilly in the morning and evening, especially from November through February.

Elevation -- Morelia sits at 1,950m (6,396 ft.).

Emergencies -- The local number for emergencies is tel. 066.

Hospital -- The best in town is the Sanatorio de la Luz, Calle Bravo 50, in the Chapultepec Norte neighborhood (tel. 443/314-4568, -4464, or 315-2966).

Internet Access -- You can find Internet service without much effort in the Centro Histórico (Historic District).

Population -- Morelia has 600,000 residents.

Post Office & Telegraph Office -- Both are in the Palacio Federal, on the corner of Madero and Serapio Rendón, 5 blocks east of the cathedral.