Tlaxco, Tlaxcala

Tlaxco
The town and municipal seat of Tlaxco
Location in Tlaxcala
Tlaxco
Location in Mexico
Tlaxco
Tlaxco (Tlaxcala)
Coordinates: 19°36′50″N 98°07′07″W / 19.61389°N 98.11861°W / 19.61389; -98.11861
Country Mexico
State Tlaxcala
Established29 August 1945
SeatTlaxco
Government
  MayorArmando Flores López
Area
  Total
575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,553 m (8,376 ft)
Highest elevation
(Cerro Peñas Coloradas)
3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
  Total
39,939
  Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)
42,536
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
  Seat
14,806
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal code of seat
90250
Area code241
WebsiteOfficial website

Tlaxco (Nahuatl: "place of the ball game") is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.