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Chiautempan
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Tlaxcala | ||
| Municipality | Santa Ana Chiautempan | ||
| Founded | 1380 AD | ||
| Government | |||
| • Presidente Municipal | Linda Marina Dolores Munive Temoltzín (2005-08) | ||
| Area(municip.) | |||
| • Total | 66.21 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,546 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 46,776 | ||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| Postal code | 90800 | ||
| Area code(s) | 246 | ||
| Demonym | Chiautempense | ||
| Website | www.chiautempan.gob.mx | ||
Chiautempan (also: Santa Ana Chiautempan) is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality, which covers an area of 66.21 km² (25.56 sq mi). At the 2005 census it had a population of 46,776 inhabitants, the fourth-largest community in the state in population (after Villa Vicente Guerrero, Apizaco, and Huamantla). The city lies at the extreme western end of the municipality, which had a census population of 63,300 inhabitants.
Its largest other communities are the towns of San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac, San Pedro Tlalcuapan de Nicolás Bravo, and San Pedro Muñoztla.