Tecamachalco, Puebla
Tecamachalco | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Former convent of Tecamachalco, Puebla | |
Tecamachalco within Puebla | |
| Coordinates: 18°52′N 97°43′W / 18.867°N 97.717°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Seat | Tecamachalco |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Inés Saturnino López Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 218.15 km2 (84.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 60,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
Tecamachalco is a municipality located in the state of Puebla, in central Mexico.[1]
In prehispanic times, the language of Tecamachalco was Popoloca, though the elite likely spoke Nahuatl.[2]
References
- ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ Berdan, Frances; Blanton, Richard E.; Boone, Elizabeth Hill; Hodge, Mary G.; Smith, Michael Ernest; Umberger, Emily Good (1996). Aztec imperial strategies. Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. p. 284. ISBN 9780884022114.