Tequixquiac
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Church of Saint James Apostle in Tequixquiac
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| Coordinates: 19°54′34″N 99°08′41″W / 19.90944°N 99.14472°WCoordinates: 19°54′34″N 99°08′41″W / 19.90944°N 99.14472°W | |||
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 Mexico
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| State | State of Mexico | ||
| Region | Zumpango Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Santiago Tequixquiac | ||
| Founded | 1168 | ||
| Municipal Status | 1820 | ||
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| • Municipal President | Salvador Raúl Vásquez Valencia (2016-) | ||
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Municipality | 33,907 | ||
| • Seat | 20,610 | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| Postal code (of seat) | 55650 | ||
| Website | (Spanish) http://www.tequixquiac.gob.mx/ | ||
| 2000 language groups | |
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| Languages | Population |
| Total | 398 |
| Otomi language | 106 |
| Mazahua language | 55 |
| Other languages | 237 |
Tequixquiac is a municipality located in Zumpango Region, the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Mexico, the municipal seat is Santiago Tequixquiac, although both are commonly called only Tequixquiac. The municipality is located at a northern pass leading out of the Valley of Mexico and Mezquital Valley to 84 kilometers north of Mexico City and about 280 km northeast of the state capital of Toluca. The name comes from Nahuatl and means "place of tequesquite waters".
This municipality is known as Prehistoric art cradle in the Americas by sacrum bone vestige and the fossil material found in this place, also has got a chronology of interesting events in the municipal history.
The location of the municipality is in the north of the state of Mexico, and is located in the low extreme geographical coordinates of Greenwich, north latitude 19º50'23" minimum, 19º58'28" maximum, west longitude 99°04'30" minimum, 99°13'35" maximum.
The town of Santiago Tequixquiac, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: La Heredad, San Miguel, Tlapanaloya, El Cenicero, Colonia Wenceslao Labra, Colonia La Esperanza, Palo Grande, Monte Alto, El Crucero, La Arenilla, La Rinconada and La Vega. The total municipality extends 96.37 and borders the municipalities of Apaxco, Hueypoxtla, Zumpango, and the state of Hidalgo.
The Gran Canal de Desagüe is an artificial channel that crossing Tequixquiac, was named Xothé river in Otomi language, this channel connect with Tula river and Enthó dam. Other small rivers are Río Salado of Hueypoxtla, Treviño river and La Pila river, which connect with Gran Canal.
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