Jiquipilco
Jiquipilco Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 19°33′26″N 99°36′27″W / 19.55722°N 99.60750°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Founded | 1593 |
| Municipal Status | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Sandro Iván Hernández Rivas (2021-2024) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,657 m (8,717 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 59,969 |
| • Seat | 1,880 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 50800 |
| Website | (in Spanish) http://www.jiquipilco.gob.mx/wb2 |
Jiquipilco Municipality is one of the municipalities of the State of Mexico in Mexico. It is north of the Toluca Valley, part of the region consisting of the southern and western slopes of Cerro La Catedral, which has a concentration of speakers of the Otomi language. It is about 40 km from Toluca, the state capital. The name is a corruption of Nahuatl “Xiquipilco”, meaning “in the saddlebags”. Jiquipilco is situated on the transversal volcanic axis that crosses Mexico in an area surrounded by lakes and volcanoes. This portion is called "Anahuac”.