| Coatepec Harinas | |
| Settlement Type: | Town & Municipality |
| Total Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | State of Mexico |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Gilberto Mendez (2012–2016) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title2: | Municipal Status |
| Established Date2: | 1825 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Footnotes: | Municipality |
| Population Total: | 31,860 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 6,184 |
| Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 18.9236°N -99.7686°W |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 2260 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
| Postal Code: | 51700 |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
| Website: | Archive |
Coatepec Harinas is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Coatepec Harinas. The original name is "Coauhtepetl" which means 'serpent hill' in Náhuatl. Around 1825 because of a boom in flour production, the name "Harinas" was added.[1]
It is located on the southern edge of the Nevado de Toluca, 35km (22miles) south-southeast of the city of Toluca and 27km (17miles) west of Tenancingo. The earliest town of Coauhtepetl was probably settled sometime between 650 and 750 AD. Between 1522 and 1524 the area was subjugated by Gonzalo de Sandoval and Andrés de Tapia. Between 1560 and 1563 a new town was constructed on the site. In 1623, the first parish was constructed.[1]
As municipal seat, Coatepec Harinas has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:
It covers a total surface area of 35.5km2 and, in the year 2000 census, it reported a population of 252,555.The altitude of the municipality varies because of its topography between 3,000 and 1,900 above sea level. The municipality borders Temascaltepec, Zinacantepec, Toluca, Tenango del Valle, Villa Guerrero, Ixtapan de la Sal, Zacualpan, Almoloya de Alquisiras and Texcaltitlan. The current municipality was created in 1949.[1]
In this town the people use to cultivate some fruit trees. The main product of this region is peaches. The production of other fruits depend on the season. This is a rich region, it has a lot of water resource.
As of March 17, 2021, the municipality reported 57 cases and three deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[2]
At least thirteen police officers were ambushed and killed by a criminal gang in the town of Llano Grande on March 18, 2021.[3]