Yecapixtla

Yecapixtla
Town and Municipality
Facade of the San Juan Bautista Church
Facade of the San Juan Bautista Church
Coat of arms of Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla is located in Morelos
Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla
Location in Mexico
Yecapixtla is located in Mexico
Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla (Mexico)
Coordinates: 18°53′00″N 98°51′54″W / 18.88333°N 98.86500°W / 18.88333; -98.86500
Country Mexico
StateMorelos
Founded1520s (Spanish settlement)
Government
 • Municipal PresidentFrancisco Erik Sánchez Zavala
PAN[1]
Area
 • Municipality192.33 km2 (74.26 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2005) Municipality
 • Municipality39,859
 • Seat
14,524
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5:00
Postal code (of seat)
62820
Area code731
Websitewww.yecapixtla.gob.mx (in Spanish)

Yecapixtla (Nahuatl languages: Yecapixtlān Nahuatl pronunciation: [jekaˈpiʃt͡ɬaːn]) is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. Yecapixtla means, Land of men and women with sharp noses.[2] The town is home to one of the monastery complexes associated with the Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl World Heritage Site. Yecapixtla is famously known for its tasty, high-quality beef, cecina (cured dry meat).

The population of the municipality is 52,651 according to the 2015 census.[3] The town was hit hard by the September 19, 2017 Puebla earthquake, in which two people died and the church was damaged.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sanchez_zavala was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Yecapixtla". siglo.inafed.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/mor/poblacion/ (Dec 13, 2018)
  4. ^ https://la-saga.com/actual/asi-afecto-el-sismo/ (retrieved Dec 13, 2018)
  5. ^ https://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/avances/noticias/113372-reportes-rapidos-despues-del-sismo-de-7-1.html (Dec 17, 2018)