Puebla (city)
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| Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Reliquary of America, the City of Angels, The Angelópolis | |||
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 Location of the state within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 19°02′N 98°11′W / 19.033°N 98.183°WCoordinates: 19°02′N 98°11′W / 19.033°N 98.183°W | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Puebla | ||
| Municipality | Puebla | ||
| Founded | 16 April 1531 | ||
| Municipal Status | 1821 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal President | Luis Banck Serrato | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 534.32 km2 (206.30 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 689,87 km2 (26,636 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,135 m (7,005 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) Municipality | |||
| • Municipality | 2,499,519 | ||
| • Metro | 2,929,347 | ||
| • Seat | 2,499,519 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Poblano | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Postal code (of seat) | 72000 | ||
| Area code(s) | 222 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MX-PUE | ||
| GDP | 1.527 billion pesos | ||
| Website | (Spanish) Official site | ||
| Official name | Historic Downtown of Puebla | ||
| Type | Cultural | ||
| Criteria | ii, iv | ||
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) | ||
| Reference no. | 416 | ||
| State Party | Mexico | ||
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Puebla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweβla]), formally Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza and also known as Puebla City, is the seat of Puebla Municipality, the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important Spanish colonial cities in Mexico. A colonial era-planned city, it is located southeast of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main Atlantic port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two in Central Mexico.
The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means "where serpents change their skin", in between of two of the main indigenous settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula. This valley was not populated in the 16th century as in the pre-Hispanic period; this area was primarily used to the "flower wars" between a number of populations. Due to its history and architectural styles ranging from Renaissance to Mexican Baroque, the city was named a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city is also famous for mole poblano, chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery. However, most of its economy is based on industry.
Being both the fourth largest city in Mexico and the fourth largest Metropolitan area in Mexico, it has a current population of 3,000,123 people, the city serves as one of the main hubs for eastern Central Mexico. Many students come from all over the country to study in its many renowned and prestigious colleges like BUAP, UDLAP, Ibero, UPAEP, Tecnologico de Monterrey, etc. The city is also important because of its industry, with the world's largest Volkswagen factory outside of Germany located in the Municipality of Cuautlancingo and Audi plant in San Jose Chiapa being the most technologically advanced plant in the western hemisphere . As a result, many suppliers to Volkswagen and Audi assembly plants have opened factories in the metro area of Puebla.
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