Tepetlixpa
Tepetlixpa is a village and municipality in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 46.68 km².
Tepetlixpa | |
|---|---|
Municipality and village | |
  Tepetlixpa Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°0′2″N 98°49′04″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Mexico (state) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.68 km2 (18.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,327 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
As of 2000, the municipality had a total population of 16,871.[1]
Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
The municipality is home to Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, formerly known as San Miguel Nepantla, the hometown of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.[2]
At his request, the ashes of Argentine-Mexican poet Juan Gelman were scattered in Nepantla.[3]
References
- "Tepetlixpa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- "Descarga de Información correspondiente a la Localidad 150940002". INEGI. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- "Cenizas de Gelman descansan en la tierra de Sor Juana". El Universal. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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