Huixquilucan Municipality
Huixquilucan | |
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Municipality | |
Huixquilucan Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 19°21′40″N 99°21′03″W / 19.36111°N 99.35083°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Municipal Status | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Enrique Vargas del Villar |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,726 m (8,944 ft) |
| Population (2010) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 242,167 |
| • Seat | 9,554 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 52760 |
| Website | www |
Huixquilucan Municipality is one of the municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies adjacent to the west side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of Greater Mexico City but independent of Mexico City itself. The name "Huixquilucan" comes from Nahuatl meaning, "place full of edible thistles".