Jilotepec de Abasolo

Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
City
Official seal of Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
Seal
Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez is located in Mexico
Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
Coordinates: 19°57′07″N 99°31′58″W / 19.95194°N 99.53278°W / 19.95194; -99.53278
Country Mexico
StateState of Mexico
MunicipalityJilotepec
CityJilotepec de Molina Enríquez
Foundedabout 1561
Municipality EstablishedMarch 11, 1824
Colonias
Colonias
  • Centro
  • El Deni
  • La Luz
  • La Cruz de Dendho
  • La Merced
  • Xhisda
  • Javier Barrios
Government
 • Municipal PresidentRodolfo Nogués Barajas (PRI)
Area
 • City588.73 km2 (227.31 sq mi)
 • Water12.165 km2 (4.697 sq mi)
 • Urban
26.74 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,452 m (8,045 ft)
Population
 (2018) Municipality
 • City100,808
 • Density171.23/km2 (443.5/sq mi)
 • Seat
10,513
DemonymJilotepequense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
54240
Area code761
Website(in Spanish) http://www.jilotepec-edomex.gob.mx/

Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez, known as Jilotepec de Abasolo until 1986, and commonly known as Jilotepec, is a city located in the northwest zone of the State of Mexico in Mexico. The name comes from Náhuatl, meaning "hill of corncobs". It is the municipal seat and largest city of the municipality of Jilotepec (not Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez). It is located in hilly and forested terrain about an hour's drive from Mexico City and the state capital of Toluca, 40 minutes from San Juan del Río, 30 minutes from Tula and 20 minutes from Tepeji. The Mexico City–Querétaro highway and the new Transoceanic Freeways that unite the coasts of Mexico from Veracruz to Michoacán converge within its territory.[1]

The municipality of Jilotepec is located 1670 meters above sea level and covers an area of 586.53 km2, being the fourth-largest municipality in the State of Mexico. According to INEGI data, Jilotepec de Abasolo has a population of 71,624.[2] The municipality borders the municipalities of Polotitlan, Aculco, Timilpan, Chapa de Mota, Villa del Carbón, Soyaniquilpan and the state of Hidalgo. At the end of the 18th century, Jilotepec was part of the municipality of Huichapan, in the District of Tula. On March 11, 1824, Jilotepec de Abasolo was created from parts of Huichapan Chapa de Mota, Villa del Carbón, and Acambay.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Jilotepec de Abasolo". Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference INEGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).