Tehuacán

Tehuacan, Puebla
Tehuacán
Nickname: 
The Place of Gods
Motto(s): 
Spanish: Por la Fe y la Esperanza  
"By faith and hope"
State of Puebla within Mexico
Tehuacán
Location of Tehuacán within the state of Puebla.
Coordinates: 18°27′42″N 97°23′34″W / 18.46167°N 97.39278°W / 18.46167; -97.39278
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Founded15th century
ErectedMarch 16, 1660
Government
  MayorAndrés Artemio Caballero López
Area
  Municipality
553.57 km2 (213.73 sq mi)
  Urban
27.83 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Municipality
357,621
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code (of seat)
75710
Area code238
DemonymTehuacanero
Websitewww.tehuacan.gob.mx (in Spanish)

Tehuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkan]) is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the southeast of the valley of Tehuacán, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. The 2010 census reported a population of 248,716 in the city and 274,906 in the surrounding Tehuacán municipality, of which it serves as municipal seat. The municipality has an area of 390.36 km2 (150.72 sq mi).