Puebla (municipality)

Puebla Municipality
Municipal Palace
Municipal Palace
Flag of Puebla Municipality
Coat of arms of Puebla Municipality
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
SeatPuebla de Zaragoza
Area
 • Land534.32 km2 (206.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,485,941
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)

Puebla Municipality is a municipality in the State of Puebla in eastern Central Mexico.[1] The municipality covers a total area of 534.32 square kilometres (206.30 sq mi).[2] The City of Puebla is the municipal seat, as well as the capital of the state.

The municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlán, San Andrés Cholula, Teopantlán, Amozoc, Cuauthinchán, Tzicatlacoyan, Cuautlancingo, and Ocoyucan, and on the State of Tlaxcala.[3]

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER)" [Principle results by community 2005] (in Spanish). Mexico City: INEGI. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (2005). "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México ESTADO DE PUEBLA PUEBLA" [Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico State of Puebla Puebla] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)