Santiago Tianguistenco
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Santiago Tianguistenco (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo tjaŋɡisˈteŋko] ⓘ), often simply called Santiago by locals, is a city located in Mexico State about thirty km south of the state capital of Toluca. It is the municipal seat for the municipality of Tianguistenco. It is located in the southwest part of the Valley of Toluca at the edge of the Ajusco mountain range that separates it from Mexico City.[1] The name Tianguistenco (Tyanguistengko) is from Nahuatl and means “at the edge of the tianguis,” which is a traditional Aztec market. (Santiago comes from the town's early Spanish name of “Villa de Santiago.”) The section of the city where the industrial park is still bears this name.[2] Historically, the area was known as having one of the richest and best-stocked markets in the Toluca Valley. Today, it is still home to a large permanent municipal market as well as a weekly tianguis that covers much of the historic center.[1]
Santiago Tianguistenco | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 19°10′50″N 99°28′06″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | State of Mexico |
Municipality | Tianguistenco |
Founded | 1500s |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Alfredo Rodríguez Castro |
Area | |
• City | 121.53 km2 (46.92 sq mi) |
Elevation (of seat) | 2,620 m (8,600 ft) |
Population (2005) Municipality | |
• City | 64,365 |
• Seat | 19,033 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal code (of seat) | 52600 |
In addition to the commerce, the municipality is home to a major industrial site that produces commercial trucks. The municipality is also home to a community called Gualupita, famous for its wool items,[3] Santiago Tilapa, which as a patron festival known in Mexico State[4] and the Atenco Hacienda where bullfighting in Mexico got its start.[5]