Religion Juan Espinoza Jiménez - Works in Vatican with the Pope Carlos Suárez Cazares - Bishop Omar Sebastián Ayala Méndez - Evangelist of Christian Fundamentalism (Protestantism, Reformed Church) Sports In the city there are basketball and soccer (male and female) leagues, there are wrestling exhibitions, and the city has been the finish of the Ruta Mexico (cycling). There are two public sport centers, clubs with tennis courts, a lienzo charro, and the Juan N. Lopez stadium, and several taekwondo schools from different institutions. Outside the city are the Alianza, Mercantil and Azteca clubs, where there are football fields and swimming pools. La Piedad had a football team in Mexico's First Division in 1952-53 season, and again in 2001 Winter and 2002 Summer seasons. Previously, C.F. La Piedad played in Ascenso MX. Traffic La Piedad is located close to the border of three states, Michoacán, Guanajuato and Jalisco. There are three highways entering this city: Mexico highways 110, 39, and 90. Highway 110 goes west and takes you to the towns of Yurécuaro, Tanhuato, Vista Hermosa, Briseñas y La Barca, and the free-toll route to Guadalajara. Highway 37 runs south of La Piedad to Zamora, this highway goes to the toll highway 15, which goes north-south, from Nogales to Mexico City. Highway 90 runs north of La Piedad to the town of Degollado and states of Guanajuato and Jalisco. Sister cities La Piedad has one sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Woodland, California, USA References Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática Michoacán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México External links La Piedad Ayuntamiento de La Piedad Official website Another official web site Videa Television Populated places in Michoacán