| Ciudad López Mateos | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico State of Mexico#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | State of Mexico---- |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tlalnepantla |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Atizapán de Zaragoza |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metro area |
| Subdivision Name4: | Greater Mexico City |
| Established Title: | Municipal Status |
| Established Date: | September 3, 1874[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Census |
| Population Footnotes: | |
| Population Total: | 489,937 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | City |
| Population Blank1: | 489160 |
| Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 19.5611°N -99.2469°W |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 2280 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
| Postal Code: | 52975 |
| Area Code: | 55 |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
| Blank1 Info: | Atizapense |
Ciudad López Mateos (most commonly called "Atizapán") is a city in State of Mexico, Mexico, and the municipal seat of the municipality called Atizapán de Zaragoza. The city was previously named San Francisco Atizapán, but the official name was changed after president Adolfo López Mateos, who was born in that town. However, the city is still commonly known as Atizapán. There were 489,160 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.[2] It is the seventh-largest city in the state. It includes the upscale neighborhood Zona Esmeralda.[3]
This was the hometown of Mexican president Adolfo López Mateos, and a mausoleum was built for his remains in downtown Atizapán de Zaragoza.
Three rivers have their waterway across Atizapán: Tlalnepatla River, San Javier River and Moritas River, all of them located north of the municipality.
Inside Atizapán, near the border with Naucalpan, is located the Madin Dam, which provides water to the north west part of the Greater Mexico City area.
Also, various streams have their waterway across Atizapán such as "La Bolsa", La Herradura, "El Tecojote" and "El Xhinte".
Its main elevations are Biznaga Hill, Atlaco Hill La Condesa Hill and Grande Hill.
Although none of the main transportation ways in greater Mexico City have stations in Atizapán, many bus lines cross Atizapán, and go mainly to the north, center and south west parts of Mexico City.
In the beginning of the 20th century, a train line called "Montealto" had its end in Atizapán.
In the north part of Atizapán is located an airport, which has minimal use, as no airlines are established.
Also, one highway passes across Atizapán, and serves to communicate Atizapán with the capital city of the State of Mexico Toluca, the Interlomas, Santa Fe and Herradura Boroughs, and with the Mexico-Querétaro highway.
Recently, the "Viaducto Bicentenario" has connected a second-floor highway to the inner Mexico City. The project was built to commemorate the bicentennial of Mexico's independence.
The Escuela Sierra Nevada Esmeralda campus, serving preschool and elementary school, is in Atizapán.[4]
Green Hills School South Campus is in Atizapán.[5]