Apizaco is a city in
Apizaco Municipality located near the
geographic center of the
Mexican
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state of
Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital
city of Tlaxcala. The city gets its name from the
Nahuatl language
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words "ātl" (water), "pitzāhuac" (thin), and the suffix "co" (place), forming "Āpitzāco", or roughly "thin water place". Those seeking to reach the port of
Veracruz by
railroad from
Mexico City must travel through Apizaco. The city began because of its location on this railroad.
Universities in Apizaco include the Technological Institute of Apizaco (''
Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco''), and most recently, the University of the Valley of Tlaxcala (''
Universidad del Valle de Tlaxcala'')
The city's climate is temperate and arid. Temperature in the winter can fall below 0°C, and in the summer, it can reach in excess of 30°C.
The city is the second in importance after the capital city,
Tlaxcala. It is of major commercial and trade value to the state because it is halfway on the road between
Mexico City and the port of
Veracruz.
The census of 2005 reported a population of 49,459 in the city of Apizaco, while the municipality had 73,097 inhabitants. The city is the second largest in the state in population, behind only
Villa Vicente Guerrero. The municipality has an area of 56.83 km² (21.94 sq mi) and includes a small number of other communities, the largest of which are
Santa Anita Huiloac,
Santa María Texcalac, and
San Luis Apizaquito.
Climate
Transportation
Apizaco is close to Mexico City's proposed plan to make a new larger international airport near Apizaco to lessen the congested airspace.
Ferrosur passes through Apizaco.
References
External links
Comité de Transparencia ApizacoOfficial website
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
TlaxcalaEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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Populated places in Tlaxcala