Los Reyes Acaquilpan
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- For other places called La Paz, see La Paz (disambiguation).
| Los Reyes Acaquilpan / Municipality of La Paz aka Los Reyes La Paz |
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | México |
| Municipal seat | Los Reyes Acaquilpan |
| Largest City | Los Reyes Acaquilpan |
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| - Total | 26.71 km² (10.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 232,546 |
| Website: Official Site, Los Reyes La Paz | |
Los Reyes Acaquilpan is a city and governing head of the municipality of La Pazin México State, Mexico. It is located on the dividing line between Mexico State and the eastern edge of the Federal District. It can therefore be considered part of the Greater Mexico City area. The area was part of a region called "Atlicpac" which in Náhuatl means 'above or at the edge of water.' The current city's/municipality's glyph symbolizes water.[1]
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[edit] The city of Los Reyes Acaquilpan
The municipality is almost entirely comprised of its municipal seat, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, also known as Los Reyes La Paz, which had a population of 232,211.[2] Line A of the Mexico City Metro terminates in Los Reyes at the station called Metro La Paz.
[edit] History
This area was the land of the Acolhuas whose capital was in Texcoco. As such they were part of the heart of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Aztec Empire, on the receiving end of tribute coming in from other parts of the empire. This continued until the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. During the colonial period, more specifically in the 18th century, this area was in constant territorial conflict. This ended up with the consolidation of a number of communities into two entities called "San Salvador Tecamachalco" and "La Magdalena Atlicpac" around 1770-1773, now the neighborhoods of Atenantitlan and Tejolote. In 1882, the first railroad connecting the area and Mexico City was built, beginning Los Reyes' close economical ties with the metropolis even though the original town itself would not join the municipality until 1889. Los Reyes achieve city status in 1977.[1]
[edit] The municipality of La Paz
Because the city is almost entirely co-extensive with the municipality, Los Reyes has governing jurisdiction over only two other communities: Colonia Máximo de la Cruz, and Lomas de San Sebastián.
The municipality was founded in 1875 by President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, furthering a process of consolidation of the area that had begun in the prior century. The towns of La Magdalena Atlicpac, San Sebastián Chimalpa and Tecamachalco were unified under the control of La Magdalena Atlicpac. Only later would Los Reyes become the seat.[1]
The municipality covers a total surface area of 26.71 square kilometers (10.3 sq mi) and, in the year 2005 census, reported a population of 232,546.[2] It borders with Chicoloapan, Chimalhuacán, Ixtapaluca, Chalco, Nezahualcoyotl and the Distrito Federal, specificially with the borough of Iztapalapa[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Los Reyes La Paz. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ a b Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
[edit] External links
- Los Reyes La Paz (Enciclopedia de los municipios de México)
- Official Site, Los Reyes La Paz
