Tlaxco, Tlaxcala

Tlaxco
The town and municipal seat of Tlaxco
The town and municipal seat of Tlaxco
Official seal of Tlaxco
Location in Tlaxcala
Location in Tlaxcala
Tlaxco is located in Mexico
Tlaxco
Tlaxco
Location in Mexico
Tlaxco is located in Tlaxcala
Tlaxco
Tlaxco
Tlaxco (Tlaxcala)
Coordinates: 19°36′50″N 98°07′07″W / 19.61389°N 98.11861°W / 19.61389; -98.11861[1]
Country Mexico
State Tlaxcala
Established29 August 1945
SeatTlaxco
Government
 • MayorArmando Flores López
Area
 • Total575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] (of seat)
2,553 m (8,376 ft)
Highest elevation
[3] (Cerro Peñas Coloradas)
3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total39,939
 • Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)[5]
42,536
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Seat
14,806
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal code of seat
90250
Area code241
WebsiteOfficial website

Tlaxco (Nahuatl: "place of the ball game"[6]) is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.

  1. ^ a b c "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "H. Ayuntamiento de Tlaxco 2017-2021". Government of Tlaxco. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Cuaderno Estadística Municipal, Edicíon 1999: Tlaxco, Estado de Tlaxcala" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Tlaxco: Datos generales". Cédulas de información municipal (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ Panorama sociodemográfico de Tlaxcala 2015 (PDF). INEGI. 2016. p. 116. ISBN 978-607-739-870-7. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Tlaxco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 17 November 2017.