Municipio Villa del Carbón
Villa del Carbon | ||
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Country | Mexico | |
State | México | |
Seat | Villa del Carbon | |
surface | 30,765 km² | |
Residents | 44,881 (2010) | |
density | 1.46 inhabitants per km² | |
Website | www.villadelcarbon.gob.mx/ | |
INEGI no. | 15026 | |
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Presidente municipal | Maria de Lourdes Montiel Paredes | |
Park in Villa del Carbón |
Coordinates: 19 ° 44 ′ N , 99 ° 28 ′ W
Villa del Carbón 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 administrative seat and largest place in the municipality is the Villa del Carbón of the same name . The municipality had 44,881 inhabitants in 2010, its area is 307.7 km² .
geography
Villa del Carbón is located in the north of the state of México, 35 km northwest of Mexico City at an altitude of 2300 m on the Taxhimay reservoir to 3600 m on the Cerro de La Bufa . 45% of the community area is forested, another 35% is used for agriculture.
The municipality of Villa del Carbón borders on the municipalities of Tepotzotlán , Chapa de Mota , Morelos , Nicolás Romero and Jiquipilco and on the municipality of Tepeji del Río de Ocampo in the state of Hidalgo .
towns and places
The municipality comprises 58 places, 3 of which have more than 2,500 inhabitants, another 16 have at least 500 inhabitants. The largest places in the municipality are:
Place name | Population (2010) |
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Villa del Carbon | 8,778 |
Loma Alta | 4,402 |
Pueblo Nuevo | 3,940 |
San Luis Taxhimay | 2.145 |
San Martín Cachihuapan | 2.126 |
Llano de Zacapexco | 1,942 |
Loma Alta Taxhimay | 1,772 |
Los Arana | 1,590 |
San Luis Anahuac | 1,554 |
Web links
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Municipio Villa del Carbón (Spanish)
- INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Municipio Villa del Carbón (Spanish; PDF)