Chimalhuacán
| Chimalhuacán | |
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 Chimalhuacán
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| Coordinates: 19°26′15″N 98°57′15″W / 19.43750°N 98.95417°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| Region | Chimalhuacán |
| Metro area | Greater Mexico City |
| Founded | 1259 |
| Municipal Status | October, 1842 |
| Municipal Seat | Chimalhuacán |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Municipal President | Sergio Díaz Espinoza |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 44.69 km2 (17.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Municipality | 614,453 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 56330 |
| Area code(s) | 55 |
| Demonym | Chimalhuacano (a) |
| Website | Official website (Spanish) |
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Chimalhuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimalwaˈkan]) (Nahuatl for "place of those who have shields") is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies just outside the northeast border of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of the Greater Mexico City urban area.
The city is practically coextensive with the municipality. The census of 2005 reported a population of 524,223 for the city and 525,389 for the municipality as a whole.
Chimalhuacán was founded 1259 by three chiefs or tlatoani named Huauxomatl, Chalchiutlatonac and Tlatzcantecuhtli. These chiefs and their people originated from Tula and Culhuacán. They spoke Chichimeca y Mexica languages but with time their customs merged and Náhuatl became the dominant language. It became subject to Texcoco, and through that belonged to the Aztec Triple Alliance in 1431. The Spanish town of Chimalhuacán was founded in 1529 and the Dominicans built a church and monastery here in 1563.
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