San Francisco Coacalco

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San Francisco Coacalco /
Coacalco de Berriozábal
—  Seat and Municipality  —
Country Mexico
State Mexico State
Municipality Coacalco de Berriozábal
Municipal seat San Francisco Coacalco
Largest city
Government
 - Municipal president
Population
 - Total 285,822 (city)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

San Francisco Coacalco is a city in Mexico State, Mexico. It is the seat of the Coacalco de Berriozábal municipality and forms part of the Greater Mexico City conurbation. It lies next to the northern tip of the Federal District (Mexico City) in the northeastern part of the state of México.The name "Coacalco" comes from the Nahuatl, meaning "place of the snake house", and was first recorded in 1320.[1]

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[edit] The city

In 2005, the city had a population of 285,822 people.[2]

[edit] The municipality of Coacalco de Berriozábal

Although both the city and the municipality are both simply called "Coacalco" the municipality's official name includes "de Berriozábal" to honor General Felipe de Berriozábal who signed the order declaring the city a municipality on February 12, 1862.

As municipal seat, San Francisco Coacalco has jurisdiction over the following communities: Basurero Municipal (La Aurora), Bosques de Coacalco, and Propiedad Díaz:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Coacalco. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  2. ^ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.

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