Chimalhuacán
Chimalhuacán | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
The Guerrero Chimalli monument | |
Location in Mexico State | |
| Coordinates: 19°24′47″N 98°59′02″W / 19.41306°N 98.98389°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico
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| Metro area | Greater Mexico City |
| Region | Chimalhuacán Region |
| Founded | 1259 |
| Municipal Status | October, 1842 |
| Municipal Seat | Chimalhuacán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Municipal President | Xóchitl Flores Jimenez |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Municipality | 705,193 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 56330 |
| Area code | 55 |
| Demonym | Chimalhuaquense |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Chimalhuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimalwaˈkan] ⓘ) (Nahuatl for "place of those who have shields") is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies just outside the northeast border of Mexico City and is part of the Greater Mexico City urban area.