Ecatepec de Morelos

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Ecatepec de Morelos
Coordinates: 19 ° 37 ′  N , 99 ° 4 ′  W
Map: México
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Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec de Morelos on the map of Mexico
Basic data
Country Mexico
State México
Municipio Ecatepec de Morelos
Residents 1,655,015  (2010)
City insignia
EscudoEcatepec.jpg
Detailed data
height 2260  m
Post Code 55000
City Presidency Pablo Bedolla López
Website www.ecatepec.gob.mx
Town hall of Ecatepec de Morelos
Town hall of Ecatepec de Morelos

Ecatepec de Morelos is a metropolis in the Mexican state of México and Cabecera (capital) of the municipality of the same name, Ecatepec de Morelos . The city has 1,655,015 inhabitants (2010 census), the municipality has a total of 1,656,107. The administrative center is in the Barrio San Cristóbal Ecatepec .

Ecatepec de Morelos is located in the Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México , the metropolitan area of Mexico City , and has several universities. The city has recently become the seat of a Catholic bishop and a cathedral . In addition, it is characterized by slums. A motorway construction is planned. A neighboring city is Texcoco de Mora . Bishop of Ecatepec is currently Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc .

In Aztec times, Ecatepec was an important city in the kingdom from the 12th century. In 1527 Leonor Moctezuma received the encomienda for her wedding to the Spaniard Juan Paez.

In 1815 the Mexican revolutionary leader José María Morelos was executed by the Spanish in this city . Today there is a monument in his honor in the city. The second part of the city's name goes back to his family name.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. César Morales in the database of Sports-Reference (English)