Tochtepec Explained

Tochtepec
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico Puebla#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Puebla
Population As Of:2020
Population Note:(municipality)
Population Total:22,454
Timezone:Zona Centro
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:18.8333°N -146°W
Website:tochtepec.puebla.gob.mx

Tochtepec is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1] Its name derives from the Nahuatl words tochtli (rabbit) and tepetl (hill).[2]

In the 2020 census, the municipality reported a total population of 22,454, up 14% from 2010.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: -. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. January 4, 2010.
  2. Web site: Puebla: Tochtepec . Enciclopedia de los municipios y delegaciones de México . Gobierno de México . 19 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007015310/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/EMM21puebla/municipios/21189a.html . 7 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Tochtepec: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety . Data México . Secretaría de Economía . 19 August 2024.