Tetela del Volcán ( Spanish: Tetela del Volcán ) is the city and administrative center of the eponymous municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos . The population according to the 2010 census was 10 199 people.
| City | |||
| Tetela del Volcan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetela del volcán | |||
| |||
| A country |  Mexico | ||
| State | Morelos | ||
| Municipality | Tetela del Volcan | ||
| The mayor | Jorge Hernandez Mendieta (Booking) [1] | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| First mention | 1503 year | ||
| Center height | 2231 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 10 199 [2] people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Katoykonim | Tetelense | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +52 731 | ||
| Postcode | 62800 | ||
| INEGI Code | 170220001 | ||
| teteladelvolcan.gob.mx (Spanish) | |||
General information
The city is located on the slope of the Popocatepetl volcano.
The name comes from the Astekian Tetella or Tetetla , which can be translated as rocky terrain .
The first mention dates back to 1503, at the time of the fall of Tenochtitlan . [3]
Sources
- ↑ National Municipal Information System (Spanish)
- ↑ INEGI. 2010 Mexico Census (Spanish)
- ↑ Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico. Tetela del Volcan (inaccessible link) (Spanish)