Municipio Atenco

Atenco
Symbols
	coat of arms
	coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Mexico
State	México
Seat	San Salvador Atenco
surface	84.9 km²
Residents	56,243 (2010)
density	662.5 inhabitants per km²
founding	1820
INEGI no.	15011
politics
Presidente municipal	Idelfonso Silva Vega
	Church of Acuexcomac in Atenco

19.55 -98.93Coordinates: 19 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 98 ° 55 ′ 48 ″ W.

Atenco is a municipality in the Mexican state of México . It belongs to the Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México , the metropolitan region around Mexico City . The seat of the municipality is San Salvador Atenco . The community had 56,243 inhabitants in 2010, its area is 84.9 km² .

The name Atenco comes from Nahuatl : atl means water, and -tenco means "place, place", thus roughly "place of water".

Atenco became known nationwide through clashes in May 2006 between police forces and local residents, who were supported by left-wing groups (including the EZLN). 2 people lost their lives.

geography

In San Salvador Atenco

Atenco is located in the northeast of the state of México, 42 km northeast of central Mexico City.

The municipality borders in the north on Ecatepec de Morelos , Acolman and Tezoyuca , in the west on Ecatepec de Morelos, in the south on Texcoco and in the east on Chiautla , Chiconcuac and Texcoco.

Web links

Commons : Atenco Municipality - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Municipio Atenco (Spanish)
INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Municipio Atenco (Spanish; PDF)