Chimalhuacán
Chimalhuacán | |
|---|---|
Ceety & Municipality | |
  Chimalhuacán | |
| Coordinates: 19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | State o Mexico |
| Municipal Status | 1921 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal Preses | Marco Antonio Lazaro Cano (2006-2009) |
| Elevation of seat | 2400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Population (2005)Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 525,389 |
| • Seat | 524223 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 56330 |
| Website | http://www.chimalhuacan.gob.mx/ |
Chimalhuacán (Nahuatl for "place o those that hae shields") is a city an municipality locatit in the eastren pairt o the State o Mexico, Mexico. It lies juist ootside the northeast mairch o the Federal Destrict (Distrito Federal) an is pairt o the Greater Mexico City urban area.[1]
The city
[eedit | eedit soorce]The city is practically coextensive wi the municipality. The census o 2005 reportit a population o 524,223 for the city an 525,389 for the municipality as a hale.[1]
Chimalhuacán wis foondit 1259 bi three chiefs or tlatoani cried Huauxomatl, Chalchiutlatonac and Tlatzcantecuhtli. These chiefs an their fowk oreeginatit frae Tula an Culhuacán. Thay spoke Chichimeca an Mexica leids but wi time their customs mergit an Nahuatl became the dominant leid. It became subject tae Texcoco, an throu that belanged tae the Aztec Triple Alliance in 1431. The Spainish toun o Chimalhuacán wis foondit in 1529 an the Dominicans biggit a kirk an monastery there in 1563.[1]
The municipality
[eedit | eedit soorce]Awtho the city taks up maist o the municipality, Chimalhuacán, as the municipal seat, haes govrenin jurisdiction ower the follaein commonties: Colonia Nueva de Guadalupe la Palma, La Pista de los Corredores, Pista Aérea, Tlatel San Juan Xochiaca Parte Alta, an Zapotla.
The municipality haes an area o 46.61 km² (17.996 sq mi). The adjacent municipalities are Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Atenco, Texcoco, Chicoloapan, an La Paz. The city is the fift mucklest in the state in population (efter Ecatepec de Morelos, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Naucalpan de Juárez, an Tlalnepantla de Baz).[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- 1 2 3 4 "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Chimalhuacán". Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2008."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 Februar 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Chimalhuacan, Mexico Archived 2018-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Municipio de Chimalhuacán Offeecial wabsteid
