Tepoztlan ( Spanish Tepoztlán ) is a village and the administrative center of the eponymous municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos . The population, according to the 2010 census, was 14,130 people.
| Village | |||
| Tepoztlan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tepoztlán | |||
| |||
| A country |  Mexico | ||
| State | Morelos | ||
| Municipality | Tepoztlan | ||
| Mayor | Gabino Rios Hedillo (CONT) [1] | ||
| History and geography | |||
| First mention | 1441 | ||
| Center height | 1703 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC-6 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 14,130 [2] people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +52 739 | ||
| Postcode | 62520 | ||
| INEGI code | 170200001 | ||
| tepoz.com.mx (isp.) (eng.) | |||
General Information
The name Tepoztlán comes from the Nahuatl language and can be translated as: a copper place .
The settlement Tepoztlán was founded next to the ancient Aztec fortified settlement Teposteko . The first mention of it dates back to 1441 , when it was conquered by Montezuma I.
In 1521, Hernan Cortes burned half the houses of the settlement in order to intimidate the leaders of other settlements [3] .
One of the city streets
Sources
- ↑ National Information System for Municipalities (Spanish)
- ↑ INEGI. Mexico Census 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Encyclopedia about the municipalities of Mexico. Tepoztlan (inaccessible link) (isp.)
Links
Church of the Birth and Annunciation, built in 1570