Cuautitlán Izcalli
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| Cuautitlan Izcalli | |
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| Official Name | Cuautitlan Izcalli |
| Country - State: - Municipality |
 MexicoMexico {{{Municipality}}} |
| Population (2005) | 498,021 hab |
| Altitude | msl |
| Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
19° 40’ 50’’ N N 99° 12’ 25’’ W W |
| Foundation - Foundation: |
June 22nd, 1973 |
| Major | David Ulises Guzmán Palma |
| Political party | PAN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 |
| Demonym | Izcallense |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 55 |
| Website: www.cizcalli.gob.mx | |
Cuautitlán Izcalli (pronounced Coauh-titlán eez-calli) is a municipality in México State, Mexico.
It is bordered by Cuautitlan Mexico, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tepotzotlán and Tultitlán.
Originally planned as the first self-sufficient city in Mexico's capital, Cuautitlan Izcalli was born in the 1970's taking space mostly from Cuautitlan de Romero Rubio (now Cuautitlan Mexico). The city was designed using plans from European and American cities, sporting an industrial area, a residential area and several green lands.
However, after the 1985 Mexico City's earthquake, the self-sufficient plans started to flop, after several citizens started to look for zones with no seismic danger.
Nowadays, almost 75% of the people work in nearby cities, such as Satelite City and Mexico City which has flooded the only highway available to get outside, Periferico.
Several shopping malls have been opened in the recent years, including San Miguel and San Marcos, which to compete with Perinorte.
There is a Ford Motor Company plant, assembling the Ford F-Series trucks.
Juan Manuel Gliffard, who was from Cuautitlán, took part in the discussions leading to the Constitution of 1917, under the rule of Venustiano Carranza. He was exiled in 1923.
