Metepec, State of Mexico
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Panoramic view of Metepec
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 Metepec
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| Coordinates: 19°15′04″N 99°36′17″W / 19.25111°N 99.60472°WCoordinates: 19°15′04″N 99°36′17″W / 19.25111°N 99.60472°W | ||
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | State of Mexico | |
| Founded | 1526 | |
| Municipal Status | 1848 | |
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| • Municipal President | David Lopéz Cárdenaz | |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,620 m (8,600 ft) | |
| Population (2005) Municipality | ||
| • Municipality | 206,005 | |
| • Seat | 164,182 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| Postal code (of seat) | 52140 | |
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Metepec (Spanish: 
) is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) above sea level. The centre of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the maguey plants. However, it is also known in the Matlatzinca language as "Nepinta-Tuhi" meaning 'people of corn land' and in the Otomi language as "Ntaguada".
The city centre lies at the foot of the hill that gives the city and municipality its name. There has been a community here since the Otomis and Matlatzincas settled in this part of the Valley of Toluca: the Matlatzincas reached their cultural peak between AD 1120 and 1450 as part of the Teotihuacan culture. The Aztecs conquered this community, along with the rest of the area by AD 1470 by the tlatoani (chief) named Axáyacatl. The Spanish arrived here in AD 1526 obliterating native rites that were practiced on the "maguey hill" and built a church there, now-called the Ex-convento de San Juan, renaming the area San Juan Bautista Metepec. According to the Codex of Metepec the Spanish town was founded in the same year.
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