Metepec
Municipality and City in State of Mexico, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in the State of Mexico. For the municipality in the state of Hidalgo, see Metepec, Hidalgo. For the station, see Metepec railway station.
Metepec (Spanish: [meteˈpek] ⓘ) is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The city of Metepec also form part of the Greater Toluca. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the agave plants. However, it is also known in the Matlatzinca language as "Nepinta-Tuhi" meaning 'people of corn land' and in the Otomi language as "Ntaguada".[1]
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Metepec | |
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Municipality and City | |
Municipio de Metepec | |
Coordinates: 19°15′04″N 99°36′17″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | State of Mexico |
Founded | 1526 |
Municipal Status | 1848 |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Fernando Gustavo Flores Fernández |
Area | |
• Municipality | 70.43 km2 (27.19 sq mi) |
Elevation (of seat) | 2,620 m (8,600 ft) |
Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 206,005 |
• Seat | 164,182 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal code (of seat) | 52140 |
Website | www |
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