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Cuautitlán Izcalli Region
Region IV (Spanish: Región IV. Cuautitlán Izcalli) is an intrastate region within the State of Mexico. It lies to the north of Mexico City, in the Valley of Mexico, bordering the state of Hidalgo. The whole region is one of the ten in the state which form part of the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico, although Villa del Carbón is not included in the definition of the metropolitan area. The region comprises five municipalities, Coyotepec, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Huehuetoca, Tepotzotlán, and Villa del Carbón Villa del Carbón is a municipality located in the northern part of Mexico State, just northwest of Mexico City. While the town and municipal seat of Villa del Carbón is the largest in the municipality, it is not the oldest. The municipality conta .... References Regions of the State of Mexico {{México-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Región Cuautitlán Izcalli
''Región'' (, Region''') was a Spanish newspaper published in the city of Oviedo between 1923 and 1983. History Founded in 1923, it started as an ideologically Catholic and conservative newspaper. It's first issue was published on the 24 July 1923, by Bernardo Aza y González-Escalada. Among the first members of its administrative council was Ricardo Vázquez-Prada Blanco, who became the newspaper's most important director, being in charge for over three decades. The newspaper began publication from the workshops located on Melquiades Álvarez Street in Oviedo. During the era of the Second Spanish Republic, it became the mouthpiece of the Asturian right-wing movement, and although it leaned more toward traditionalism, it supported the conservative coalition CEDA. After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, its facilities ended up in the rebel-controlled zone, although due to the military situation, its workshops had to be moved to Luarca Luarca (Ḷḷuarca in Asturian la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intrastate Region
The intrastate regions (), and sometimes districts () are collections of municipalities in a Mexican state that are grouped together to support the administration of the state government and are not regulated by the Constitution of Mexico. The reasons for such a grouping include simplicity of administration and keeping statistics, politics, as well as geographic relationship (such as being part of a particular valley.) Overview Intrastate regions exist in the following 11 states: * Chiapas groups its 124 municipalities into 15 economic regions. * Guerrero groups its 81 municipalities into 7 economic regions. * Hidalgo groups its 84 municipalities in 3 ways, into 26 micro regions, 14 operational regions, or 5 macro regions. * Jalisco groups its 125 municipalities into 12 regions. * México groups its 125 municipalities into 20 regions. * Michoacán groups its 113 municipalities into 10 regions. * Oaxaca groups its 570 municipalities into 30 districts, and then into 8 regions. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Mexico
The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the most populous state and the second most densely populated. Located in central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities. The state capital city is Toluca de Lerdo ("Toluca"), while its largest city is Ecatepec de Morelos ("Ecatepec"). The State of Mexico surrounds Mexico City on three sides. It borders the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Morelos and Guerrero to the south, Michoacán to the west, and Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east. The territory now comprising the State of Mexico once formed the core of the pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, the region was incorporated into New Spain. After gaining independence in the 19th century, Mexico City was chosen as the new nation's cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs or , which are in turn divided into List of neighborhoods in Mexico City, neighborhoods or . The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the list of largest cities#List, sixth-largest metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Of Mexico
The Valley of Mexico (; ), sometimes also called Basin of Mexico, is a highlands plateau in central Mexico. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the Valley of Mexico was a centre for several pre-Columbian civilizations including Teotihuacan, the Toltec, and the Aztec Empire. The valley used to contain five interconnected lakes called Lake Zumpango, Lake Xaltocan (), Lake Xochimilco, Lake Chalco and the largest, Lake Texcoco, covering about of the valley floor. When the Spaniards arrived in the Valley of Mexico, it had one of the highest population concentrations in the world with about one million people. After the conquest of the Aztec Empire, the Spaniards rebuilt the largest and most dominant city, Mēxihco Tenōchtitlan, renaming it ''Ciudad de México'' (Mexico City) and over time began to drain the lakes' waters to control flooding. The Valley of Mexico is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The valley contains most of the Mexico City metropolitan area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidalgo (state)
Hidalgo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Hidalgo, 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca, Pachuca de Soto. It is located in east-central Mexico and is bordered by San Luis Potosí and Veracruz on the north, Puebla on the east, Tlaxcala and State of Mexico on the south and Querétaro on the west. In 1869, Benito Juárez created the State of Hidalgo and made Pachuca its capital city; ''"de Soto"'' was added later in recognition of , who is considered the most important driving force in creating the state. The state was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the Mexican War of Independence. The indigenous peoples of the state, such as the Otomi people, Otomi, retain much of their Pre-Columbian Mexico, traditional culture. In addition to Spaniards in Mexico, Mexicans o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (). It encompasses Mexico City itself and 60 adjacent municipalities of Mexico, municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo. Mexico City's metropolitan area is the economic, political, and cultural hub of Mexico. In recent years it has reduced its relative importance in domestic manufacturing, but has kept its dominant role in the country's economy thanks to an expansion of its tertiary activities. The area is also one of the powerhouse regions of Latin America, generating approximately $200 billion in GDP growth or 10 percent of the regional total. , 21,804,515 people lived in Greater Mexico City, making it the List of North American metropolitan areas by population, largest metropolitan area in North America. Covering an area of , it is surrounded by thin strips of highlands separating it from other adjacent metropolitan areas, togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Del Carbón
Villa del Carbón is a municipality located in the northern part of Mexico State, just northwest of Mexico City. While the town and municipal seat of Villa del Carbón is the largest in the municipality, it is not the oldest. The municipality contains a number of villages of Otomí and Nahua origins, in which much of the indigenous culture still survives. The municipality's territory was defined in 1714 when a region known as Chiapan, split into what is now Chapa de Mota and Villa del Carbón. At that time, however, the community which is now a municipal seat did not have an official name; it was known first only by the name of its church Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, and later by being a major supplier of charcoal. This would lead to the name of Villanueva del Carbón de Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Peña de Francia, which eventually shortened to Villa del Carbón. The major portions of the municipality's glyph, which serves as it coat-of-arms, does not reflect the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coyotepec, State Of Mexico
Coyotepec is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 12.30 km² and, in 2005, had a total population of 39,341. The name comes from the Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ... ''coyotl'' (coyote) and ''tepetl'' (hill), with the locative suffix ''c'': thus, "hill of the coyote" or "place of coyotes". References Municipalities of the State of Mexico {{México-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Cuautitlán Izcalli () is a city and one of the 125 municipalities that make up the State of Mexico. Its municipal seat is Cuautitlán Izcalli. It is located in the Valley of Mexico area, and is part of the Metropolitan area of Mexico City. It borders to the north and northwest with Tepotzotlán, to the northeast and to the east with Cuautitlán, to the south with Tlalnepantla de Baz, to the southeast with Tultitlán, to the southwest with Atizapán de Zaragoza and to the west with the municipality of Nicolás Romero. Identity elements Shield It is formed by a red triangle, fragmented in the center of each of its sides and with rounded corners, which represents the conjunction of the municipalities of Cuautitlán, Tepotzotlán and Tultitlán; Inside the triangle, a white circle stands out with ramifications towards each of the sides that form it. Forming a single image, a letter «C», in green, and a letter «I», in black, appear integrated. Glyph The glyph is for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huehuetoca
Huehuetoca ( Otomi: ) is a ''municipio'' (municipality) in State of Mexico, central Mexico, and also the name of its largest town and municipal seat. Name origins The name "Huehuetoca" is derived from the Nahuatl ''huehuetocan'', which has several interpretations. The reduplicated stem ''huēhue-'' carries the meaning "old" or "ancient", but the etymology of the remainder is debated. Some sources interpret ''tocan'' as “followed” or “language.” History The town originated with the migration of a Chichimeca group led by Mixcóatl into the area around 528 CE. The settlement was conquered by a number of people. The original Huehuetocan village was destroyed by the Otomi from Xaltocan. These Otomi were then vanquished by the Huexotzincas, the Tlaxcaltecas, the Totomihuacas from Cholollan and the Cuauhtinchantlaca from Tepeyac. With each wave of conquest, the village became part of a larger political system. The last native people to control the village were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepotzotlán
Tepotzotlán () is a city and a municipality in the Mexico, Mexican state of Mexico. It is located northwest of Mexico City about a 45-minute drive along the Mexico City–Querétaro road at marker number 41. In Aztec times, the area was the center of a dominion that negotiated to keep most of its independence in return with being allied with the Aztec Empire, Aztec Triple Alliance. Later, it would also be part of a "Republic of the Indians," allowing for some autonomy under Spanish rule as well. The town became a major educational center during the colonial period when the Jesuits established the College of San Francisco Javier. The college complex that grew from its beginnings in 1580 would remain an educational center until 1914. Today this complex houses the Museo de Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, Museo del Virreinato (Museum of the Vice Regal or Colonial Period), with one of the largest collections of art and other objects from this time period. The name Tepotzotlán is of Nahu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
