Tepexpan
Tepexpan | ||
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Coordinates: 19 ° 37 ′ N , 98 ° 56 ′ W Tepexpan on the map of Mexico
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Basic data | ||
Country | Mexico | |
State | México | |
Municipio | Acolman | |
City foundation | around 1530 | |
Residents | 102,667 (2010) | |
Detailed data | ||
height | 2250 m | |
City structure | 5 districts | |
Post Code | 55885 | |
prefix | (+52) 594 | |
Time zone | UTC −6 | |
Tepexpan is a city in the Mexican state of México with 102,667 inhabitants (2010), which belongs to the Municipio Acolman .
In the area of the city in the central Mexican highlands, mammoth bones were found together with parts of a human skeleton in 1949 .
Based on the stratigraphy , the find was dated to an age of 11,000 years. The "Man of Tepexpan" is one of the oldest human finds in America .
sons and daughters of the town
- Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1881–1958), Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1895–1976), Bishop of Zamora