Tochtepec | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| 👁 Church of Santa María de la Natividad Church of Santa María de la Natividad | |
| Coordinates: 18°50′N 97°49′W / 18.833°N 97.817°W / 18.833; -97.817 | |
| Country | 👁 Image Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Puebla's 16th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,454 |
| (municipality) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | tochtepec.puebla.gob.mx |
Tochtepec is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1] Its name derives from the Nahuatl words tochtli (rabbit) and tepetl (hill).[2]
In the 2020 census, the municipality reported a total population of 22,454, up 14% from 2010.[3]
Tochtepec is one of Puebla's 217 municipalities, with the town of Tochtepec functioning as its administrative center.[4] Inhabited by Nahua communities since at least 1000 AD and later conquered by the Tolteca-Chichimeca around 1179, it was officially designated a free municipality in 1895, governed by a local administration that includes a municipal presidency and various departments, including public security.[4] As part of the broader Puebla region, specifically within the Angelópolis area, Tochtepec contributes to regional development through local initiatives in economic growth, health, and education.[5]
References
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- ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ "Puebla: Tochtepec". Enciclopedia de los municipios y delegaciones de México. Gobierno de México. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Tochtepec: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Inicio". Ayuntamiento de Tochtepec Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ^ Berdan, Frances; Anawalt, Patricia Rieff (1997-01-01). The Essential Codex Mendoza. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20454-6.
