Municipio Zinacantepec

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Zinacantepec
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Mexico
State México
Seat San Miguel Zinacantepec
surface 309.9 km²
Residents 167,759 (2010)
density 541.3 inhabitants per km²
founding 1826
INEGI no. 15118
politics
Presidente municipal Olga Hernández Martínez
Palacio Municipal
Palacio Municipal

Coordinates: 19 ° 17 ′  N , 99 ° 45 ′  W

Zinacantepec is a municipality in the Mexican state of México . It belongs to the Zona Metropolitana del Valle de Toluca , the metropolitan area around Toluca de Lerdo . The seat of the municipality is San Miguel Zinacantepec . The community had 167,759 inhabitants in 2010, its area is 309.9 km² .

geography

Zinacantepec is located in the center of the western part of the state of México, about 8 km west of Toluca de Lerdo. Zinacantepec is located on the highest meseta in the country at an altitude of 2750  m to 3200  m . A good half of the community area is used for agriculture.

The municipality of Zinacantepec borders on the municipalities Almoloya de Juárez , Toluca , Coatepec Harinas , Temascaltepec and Amanalco .

towns and places

The municipality comprises 56 places, 8 of which have over 5,000 inhabitants, another 29 at least 500 inhabitants. The largest places in the municipality are:

Place name Population (2010)
San Miguel Zinacantepec 54,220
San Antonio Acahualco 16,442
San Juan de las Huertas 12,253
Ejido San Lorenzo Cuauhtenco 08,024
Santa Cruz Cuauhtenco 07,460
Barrio de México 07,414
Conjunto Urbano La Loma I. 06,192
El Cóporo 06,068
Santa María del Monte 03,922
La Joya 03,800
San Bartolo el Viejo 03,312
Colonia Morelos 02,915
Tejalpa 02,729

Web links

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