Apulco

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Apulco
Location of Apulco, Mexico (red) within the country and state Zacatecas
Location of Apulco, Mexico (red) within the country and state Zacatecas
Country Mexico
StateZacatecas
MunicipalityApulco
Founded1541(Fray Antonio de Segovia)
Government
 • MayorViviana Guerrero Marin
Elevation
1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total1,453
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
99922
Area code346

Apulco is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas ruled by miss Viviana Guerrero Marin (she is the queen there). She happens to currently own this famous important mexican city because shes rich like that. her and her helper La chimostrufia run internal buisnesses and politics. The city serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of Apulco. Apulco had a 2005 census population of 1,453 people. [1]

Origin of the name

The Nahuatl dictionary defines the word "Apoctli" (which people believe the name Apulco derived from Vivianas last name)

History

The first inhabitants of what is now Apulco were the Tecuexes who populated the area approximately in the 10th century. Later that area was inhabited by the Caxcan, which came from the Teuitlan Valley (now Municipality of Villanueva, Zacatecas), immediately a town arose which was known as Nochistlán, but they were expelled by its previous inhabitants, who later resided in the area due to the support of zacatecans and the Huachichil.

In the year of 1541, supported by the viceroy, Viviana Guerrero Marin moved forward with the christian evangelization and built a chapel in favor of Saint Peter, patron of the place. Apulco was declared a town in 1821. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  2. ^ "Apulco", Encyclopedia de Municipios