Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality
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Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality borders with Tecámac
, Nezahualcóyotl
, Acolman
, San Salvador Atenco
, Tlalnepantla
and Distrito Federal. The area of this municipality is 155 km² (59.85 sq mi).
Most inhabitants commute to Mexico City for work, and recently the Mexico City metro
subway system was extended into Ecatepec.
. There are also six rural localities (cities, towns, and villages) in the municipality, half of which reported no population in the 2010 census:
s; however, because of the later arrival of Toltec
-Chichimeca
s that dominated the rest of the Valley of Mexico
, this area eventually assimilated to the rest of the Valley, ending with its domination by the Aztec empire.
The municipality was officially created on October 13, 1874.
Ecatepec de Morelos had a 2010 census population of 1,656,107 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in the nation http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/rutinas/ept.asp?t=mpob93&c=3839&e=15, as well as in the state.
Tecámac
Tecámac Municipality is a municipality in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 153.41 km². The municipal seat lies in the town of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva...
, Nezahualcóyotl
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, or more commonly Ciudad Neza, is a city and municipality of Mexico State adjacent to the northeast corner of Mexico's Federal District: it is thus part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. It was named after Nezahualcoyotl, the Acolhua poet and king of nearby Texcoco, and...
, Acolman
Acolman
Acolman de Nezahualcoyotl is a town and municipality located in the northern part of Mexico State, part of the Greater Mexico City area, just north of the city proper. According to myth, the first man was placed here after being taken out of Lake Texcoco. In the community of Tepexpan, the...
, San Salvador Atenco
San Salvador Atenco
San Salvador Atenco is the municipal seat of Atenco, in the Mexican state of Mexico.The name "Atenco" comes from a Nahuatl phrase meaning "place on the edge of water". -The town:...
, Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla could refer to one of two places in the Republic of Mexico:* Tlalnepantla de Baz, a town in the state of México.* Tlalnepantla, Morelos, a town and municipality in the state of Morelos....
and Distrito Federal. The area of this municipality is 155 km² (59.85 sq mi).
Most inhabitants commute to Mexico City for work, and recently the Mexico City metro
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City...
subway system was extended into Ecatepec.
Towns and villages
Almost all of the population (99.934%) lives in its one urban locality, Ecatepec de Morelos, the most populous locality (city) in Mexico except for the Iztapalapa Borough of Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. There are also six rural localities (cities, towns, and villages) in the municipality, half of which reported no population in the 2010 census:
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|
| Ecatepec de Morelos Ecatepec de Morelos Ecatepec City, once officially San Cristóbal Ecatepec de Morelos, is a city in the State of México and the seat of Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality; however, both the city and the municipality are often known simply as "Ecatepec". The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill".... |
1,655,015 |
| Mesa de los Leones | 578 |
| Tierra Blanca Segunda Sección (Ejido Ecatepec) | 480 |
| Vista Hermosa | 34 |
| Banco de Tepetate (La Tepetatera) | 0 |
| Caseta Trece Curva del Diablo | 0 |
| El Tejocote | 0 |
| Total Municipality | 1,656,107 |
History
The area was initially settled by successive waves of OtomiOtomi people
The Otomi people . Smaller Otomi populations exist in the states of Puebla, Mexico, Tlaxcala, Michoacán and Guanajuato. The Otomi language belonging to the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family is spoken in many different varieties some of which are not mutually intelligible.One of...
s; however, because of the later arrival of Toltec
Toltec
The Toltec culture is an archaeological Mesoamerican culture that dominated a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology...
-Chichimeca
Chichimeca
Chichimeca was the name that the Nahua peoples of Mexico generically applied to a wide range of semi-nomadic peoples who inhabited the north of modern-day Mexico and southwestern United States, and carried the same sense as the European term "barbarian"...
s that dominated the rest of the Valley of Mexico
Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Mexico is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly coterminous with the present-day Distrito Federal and the eastern half of the State of Mexico. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the Valley of Mexico was a centre for several pre-Columbian civilizations, including...
, this area eventually assimilated to the rest of the Valley, ending with its domination by the Aztec empire.
The municipality was officially created on October 13, 1874.
Ecatepec de Morelos had a 2010 census population of 1,656,107 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in the nation http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/rutinas/ept.asp?t=mpob93&c=3839&e=15, as well as in the state.