Temascalcingo
Temascalcingo | |
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Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′53″N 100°00′13″W / 19.91472°N 100.00361°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Municipal seat | Temascalcingo de José María Velasco |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Sebastian Gerardo Lezama Plata (2006–2009) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,260 m (7,410 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 58,169 |
| • Seat | 11,454 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 50400 |
| Area code | 718 |
| Website | (in Spanish) www.temascalcingo.gob.mx |
Temascalcingo is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Temascalcingo de José María Velasco. It is located in the northwest of the state. The temazcal was very common in Temascalcingo. The name Temascalcingo has its roots in Nahuatl. It means place of the little temazcal. The town is one of the "Pueblo con Encanto" (Towns with Charm) of the State of Mexico.