Santiago Tequixquiac
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Coordinates: 19 ° 53 ′ N , 99 ° 10 ′ W Santiago Tequixquiac on the map of Mexico
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | México | |
| Municipio | Tequixquiac | |
| City foundation | around 1592 | |
| Residents | 22,676 (2010) | |
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| height | 2150 m | |
| City structure | 5 barrios, 1 colonia ejidal | |
| Post Code | 55650 | |
| prefix | (+52) 591 | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
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Santiago Tequixquiac is a city in the Mexican state of México with 22,676 inhabitants, which belongs to the municipality of Tequixquiac .
The name Santiago Tequixquiac comes from Santiago (for James the Elder ) and the Nahuatl term tequixquitl for " saltpeter ", atl for "water" and -c for "place, place", so overall the name means roughly "place of the nitric oxide Water ".
