Amatepec | |
|---|---|
 Location of the municipality in Mexico State | |
  Amatepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°39′N 100°9′W / 18.650°N 100.150°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) |
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".
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]
- ^ West, Robert (1997). Bakewell, Peter (ed.). Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas. Aldershot: Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 61–64.
- ^ "Amatepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2009.