Amatepec
Municipality in Mexico State, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amatepec is one of 125 municipalities, in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Amatepec and its largest town is Palmar Chico. The municipality covers an area of 624.9 km². The name Amatepec comes from Náhuatl meaning "hill of the Amate tree".
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Amatepec | |
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Coordinates: 18°39′N 100°9′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Mexico State |
Area | |
• Total | 624.9 km2 (241.3 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 27,026 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
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The Spanish discovered silver lodes here in 1531, which started commercial silver mining in the area. Along with Sultepec, the area became known as the "Provincia de la Plata".[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 27,026.[2]