Chimalhuacán

For the archaeological zone, see Chimalhuacán (archaeological site).
Chimalhuacán
Town & Municipality
Chimalhuacán
Coordinates: 19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W
Country  Mexico
State State of Mexico
Municipal Status 1921
Government
 • Municipal President Telésforo García Carreón (2013-2015)
Elevation (of seat) 2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Population (2010) Municipality
 • Municipality 614,453
 • Seat 524,223
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Postal code (of seat) 56330
Website http://www.chimalhuacan.gob.mx/

Chimalhuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimalwaˈkan]) (Nahuatl for "place of those who have shields") is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Mexico State, Mexico. It lies just outside the northeast border of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of the Greater Mexico City urban area.[1]

The city

The city is practically coextensive with the municipality. The census of 2005 reported a population of 524,223 for the city and 525,389 for the municipality as a whole.[1]

Chimalhuacán was founded 1259 by three chiefs or tlatoani named Huauxomatl, Chalchiutlatonac and Tlatzcantecuhtli. These chiefs and their people originated from Tula and Culhuacán. They spoke Chichimeca y Mexica languages but with time their customs merged and Náhuatl became the dominant language. It became subject to Texcoco, and through that belonged to the Aztec Triple Alliance in 1431. The Spanish town of Chimalhuacán was founded in 1529 and the Dominicans built a church and monastery here in 1563.[1]

The municipality

Although the city takes up almost all of the municipality, Chimalhuacán, as the municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Colonia Nueva de Guadalupe la Palma, La Pista de los Corredores, Pista Aérea, Tlatel San Juan Xochiaca Parte Alta, and Zapotla.

Chimalhuacan have a new park in the center of the municipality, Plaza Estado de Mexico Chimalhuacan, with a library, teather and other places for enterteiment. In the entry of municipality has a monument to Chimalhucan, called Guerrero Chimalli, a monument and his height of copper statue are 62 meters.

The municipality has an area of 46.61 km² (17.996 sq mi). The adjacent municipalities are Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Atenco, Texcoco, Chicoloapan, and La Paz. The city is the fifth largest in the state in population (after Ecatepec de Morelos, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Naucalpan de Juárez, and Tlalnepantla de Baz).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Chimalhuacán". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-03-07.

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Coordinates: 19°25′N 98°54′W / 19.417°N 98.900°W