 The municipality of Acámbaro is bordered to the north by Tarimoro and Jerécuaro, to the southeast by Tarandacuao, to the south by the state of Michoacán, and to the west by Salvatierra.The name Acámbaro is derived from a Native American term meaning "place of magueyes".The first inhabitants of this area belonged to the Chupicuaro culture, one of the oldest in Mesoamerica.