Tepetlixpa Explained

Tepetlixpa
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mexico (state)
Subdivision Type3:Municipal Seat
Subdivision Name3:Village of Tepetlixpa
Area Total Km2:46.68
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:18,327
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:19.0006°N -98.8178°W

Tepetlixpa is a municipality in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 46.68km2.

As of 2000, the municipality had a total population of 16,871.[1]

Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

The municipality is home to Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, formerly known as San Miguel Nepantla, the hometown of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.[2]

At his request, the ashes of Argentine-Mexican poet Juan Gelman were scattered in Nepantla.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tepetlixpa . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . June 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070518064243/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/mexico/mpios/15094a.htm . May 18, 2007 .
  2. Web site: Descarga de Información correspondiente a la Localidad 150940002. INEGI. 10 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Cenizas de Gelman descansan en la tierra de Sor Juana. El Universal. 19 July 2015.