Municipio Temoaya

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Temoaya
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Basic data
Country Mexico
State México
Seat Temoaya
surface 189.8 km²
Residents 90,010 (2010)
density 474.2 inhabitants per km²
founding 1820
Website www.temoaya.gob.mx/
INEGI no. 15087
politics
Presidente municipal Efraín Héctor Victoria Fabián
Palacio Municipal of Temoaya
Palacio Municipal of Temoaya

Coordinates: 19 ° 28 ′  N , 99 ° 36 ′  W

Temoaya is a municipality in the Mexican state of México . The seat of the municipality is the Temoaya of the same name . The community had 90,010 inhabitants in 2010, its area is 189.8 km² .

geography

Parroquia of Temoaya

Temoaya is located in the western part of the state of México, a good 80 km west of Mexico City and 20 km north of Toluca de Lerdo at an altitude between 2600  m and 3500  m . The Río Lerma forms part of the southern border of the municipality and runs through the Alzate reservoir in the municipality . The Parque Otomí-Mexica nature reserve is also located in Temoaya . About two thirds of the community area is used for agriculture.

The Municipio Temoaya borders the Municipios Isidro Fabela , Nicolás Romero , Ixtlahuaca , Jiquipilco , Almoloya de Juárez , Toluca and Otzolotepec .

Places and population

The Municipio Temoaya comprises 63 places, of which three have at least 5000 inhabitants, another 16 at least 1500 and 28 further at least 500 inhabitants. The largest places in the municipality are:

Place name Population (2010)
San Pedro Arriba 7,040
San Lorenzo Oyamel 5,753
San Pedro Abajo 5,120
Enthavi 4,744
Molino Abajo 4,330
San Diego Alcalá 3,766
Jiquipilco el Viejo 3,724
Temoaya 3,301
Ejido de Taborda 3,035
Fraccionamiento Rinconada del Valle 2,604
Llano de la Y 2,554
Ejido de Dolores 2,419
San José Buenavista el Grande 2,279

In the 2010 census, 17,941 households were recorded in the municipality. More than 20,000 people over 5 years of age said they speak an indigenous language . 25% of Temoaya's population lived in extreme poverty.

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