Huauchinango | |
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City | |
Huauchinango de Degollado | |
Coordinates: 20°10′36″N 98°03′10″W / 20.17667°N 98.05278°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Puebla |
Founded | 1116-1121 |
Municipal Status | 19th century |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Carlos Martínez Amador |
Elevation (of seat) | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
Population (2010) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 97,753 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
Postal code (of seat) | 73160 |
Area code | 776 |
Huauchinango (formally, Huauchinango de Degollado, commemorating 19th-century liberal politician and soldier Santos Degollado) is a city in the far north of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. It is located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountain region, filled with peaks, ravines and rivers that form waterfalls. The city is home to a locally venerated image called the Señor del Santo Entierro (Lord of the Holy Burial) and also to the area's main commercial fair, the Feria de las Flores, which promotes the area's flower production, especially that of azaleas. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.