Xicotepec
Xicotepec | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Xicotepec de Juárez | |
Location of the municipality in Puebla | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′00″N 97°58′00″O | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Guadalupe Vargas Vargas (2018-2021) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 80,591 |
| • Town | 41,455 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 764 |
Xicotepec (in Nahuatl: xico; tepetl, 'jicote or bumblebee; hill' 'Hill of jicotes'') is one of the 217 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Puebla in central-eastern Mexico. It is located within the Sierra Norte de Puebla and belongs to the first region of the state. Its head is the city of Xicotepec de Juárez, which has been recognized by the Mexico's Secretary of Tourism as one of the 121 pueblos mágicos (magical towns) in the country since 2012.