Texcoco, State of Mexico

Texcoco Texcoco de Mora
Town & Municipality
Part of the main plaza
Seal
Texcoco Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°30′32″N 98°52′55″W / 19.509°N 98.882°W / 19.509; -98.882
Country	Mexico
State	State of Mexico
Founded	1551 (as Spanish city)
Municipal Status	1919
Government
• Municipal President	Delfina Gómez Álvarez
Area
• Municipality	418.69 km2 (161.66 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population (2005) Municipality
• Municipality	259,308
• Seat	259,260
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Postal code (of seat)	56100
Website	(Spanish) Official site

Texcoco (modern Nahuatl pronunciation ) is a city and municipality located in the State of Mexico, 25 km northeast of Mexico City. In the pre-Hispanic era, this was a major Aztec city on the shores of Lake Texcoco. After the Conquest, the city was initially the second most important after Mexico City, but its importance faded over time, becoming more rural in character. Over the colonial and post-independence periods, most of Lake Texcoco was drained and the city is no longer on the shore and much of the municipality is on lakebed. Numerous Aztec archeological finds have been discovered here, including the 125 tonne stone statue of Tlaloc, which now resides at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

Much of Texcoco's recent history involves the clash of the populace with local, state and federal authorities. The most serious of these is the continued attempts to develop an airport here, which despite the saturation of the current Mexico City airport, is opposed by local residents. The city and municipality is home to a number of archeological sites, such as the palace of Nezahualcoyotl, Texcotzingo (Baths of Nezahualcoyotl) and Huexotla. Other important sites include the Cathedral, the Juanino Monastery, and Chapingo Autonomous University. The most important annual festival is the Feria Internacional del Caballo (International Fair of the Horse), which showcases the area’s mostly agricultural economic base.