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Santiago de Querétaro
capital of the State of Querétaro, Mexico
Toluca de Lerdo
Toluca (), officially Toluca de Lerdo (), is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Greater Toluca metropolitan area, which with a combined population of 2,347,692 forms the fifth most populous metropolitan area in the country. Located southwest of Mexico City, the city's rapid growth stems largely from its proximity to the capital.
Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 Municipalities of Mexico State, and is located just northwest of Mexico City. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipality of Huixquilucan.
Celaya
Celaya (; Otomi: ) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a population of 415,869. The city is located in the geographic center of the municipality, which has an areal extent of and includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are San Miguel Octopan, Rincón de Tamayo and San Juan de la Vega.
Santiago Tequixquiac
municipal seat of Tequixquiac, State of México, Mexico
Huixquilucan Municipality
municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico
Tulancingo de Bravo Municipality
Tulancingo (officially Tulancingo de Bravo, for Nicolás Bravo; Otomi: Ngu̱hmu) is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and also forms one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, as well as the Archdiocese of Tulancingo. Located 93 km from Mexico City, this area is the most important wool textile producer in the country and was home to El Santo, Mexico's most famous lucha libre wrestler, and to Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist), author of the popular cartoon La Familia Burrón. It is also home to the Huapalcalco archeological si
Acambay Municipality
Acambay is a town and municipio (municipality) located in northern State of Mexico. The township of Acambay is the municipal seat of the municipio of the same name.
Cuajimalpa
Cuajimalpa de Morelos (; more commonly known simply as Cuajimalpa) is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. It is located on the west side of the city in the Sierra de las Cruces mountains which separate Mexico City from the State of Mexico. The borough is named after the former rural town of Cuajimalpa, which has since been absorbed by urban sprawl. The borough is home to the Desierto de los Leones National Park, the first declared in Mexico as well as the second largest annual passion play in Mexico City.
Amanalco Municipality
Amanalco is a municipality, in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Amanalco de Becerra and includes several larger towns including San Juan, San Jerónimo, San Bartolo, and San Mateo. The municipality covers an area of 219.49 km2.
Ocoyoacac Municipality
Ocoyoacac is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Ocoyoacac. The municipality covers an area of . It is one of the 17 municipalities that border Mexico City. It borders the Distrito Federal's western borough of Cuajimalpa.
Lerma Municipality
municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico
Temoaya Municipality
Temoaya is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the town of Temoaya which is the sixth largest town in the municipality. It is located from Toluca and from Mexico City. It is known for its large ethnic Otomi population, the Centro Ceremonial Otomí and its tradition of making Persian style rugs using Mexican designs.
Villa del Carbón Municipality
municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico
Huichapan Municipality
Huichapan (; Otomi: Nxamädo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 668.1 km2. Its name derives from the Classical Nahuatl Huēyichiyapan.
Metepec Municipality
Metepec () is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The city of Metepec also form part of the Greater Toluca. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the agave 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".
Tlapanaloya
Tlapanaloya is a town in the municipality of Tequixquiac in Mexico State in Mexico. The town is bordered on the north La Heredad Ranch ranching The Homestead, south to the Tajo de Tequixquiac, east village Hueypoxtla and west by the town of Santiago Tequixquiac. The name Tlapanaloya is a Nahuatl toponymy, means Place where is broken stones, te- is stone, is to brake, is place.
Zimapán Municipality
Zimapán (Otomi: Mabo̱za) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of .
Mixquiahuala de Juárez Municipality
Mixquiahuala (officially Mixquiahuala de Juárez; Otomi: Ntʼähi) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 138.1 km2.
Tepeji del Río de Ocampo Municipality
Tepeji (officially: Tepeji del Río de Ocampo, for Melchor Ocampo) is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of . The town is known for its valley landscape, with natural attractions such as Lake Requena, a vast lake surrounded by tall hills.
Pahuatlán Municipality
Pahuatlán (), officially Pahuatlán del Valle, is a town and municipality located in the northwest of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. The municipality is part of the Sierra Norte region of the state, a steep mountainous area which receive significant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and borders the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz.
Tlaxcoapan Municipality
Tlaxcoapan is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 79.3 km2.
Actopan Municipality
municipality in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico
Atlacomulco de Fabela
municipal seat of Atlacomulco, State of México, Mexico
El Arenal Municipality
municipality in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico
Jacala de Ledezma Municipality
Jacala, officially Jacala de Ledezma , is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The town serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which covers an area of .
Hueypoxtla
Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town in the State of Mexico, in Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. In 2010, the town had a total population of 3,989. The name comes from the Nahuatl language and means "place of great merchants" (see pochteca).
Tecozautla Municipality
Tecozautla (Otomi: Masofo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 575.6 km2. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tetl", meaning "stone"; "cozaqui", meaning "yellow thing"; and "tla", meaning "place of"; making the entire meaning of Tecozautla "place where yellow earth abounds".
Apaxco de Ocampo
municipal seat of Apaxco, State of México, Mexico
El Oro de Hidalgo
municipal seat of El Oro, State of México, Mexico
Bernal
town in Ezequiel Montes Municipality, State of Querétaro, Mexico
Tula de Allende
human settlement in Mexico
San Juan Zitlaltepec
town in Zumpango Municipality, State of México, Mexico
Amealco
municipal seat of Amealco, State of Querétaro, Mexico
Ixtenco
Ixtenco is located in Ixtenco Municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It is a traditional Otomi community, which has conserved its agricultural economic base and various traditions. However, it is one of the poorest and least populated of the state's municipalities. The town's main landmark is the San Juan Bautista Parish and the municipality contains the remains of colonial era haciendas. The municipality lies on an old lava flow from the nearby La Malinche Volcano, which provides its volcanic soil, but because of the destruction of forests and overgrazing, erosion is
Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez
municipal seat of Jilotepec, State of México, Mexico
Santa María Ajoloapan
town in Hueypoxtla Municipality, State of México, Mexico
San Jerónimo Acazulco
town in Ocoyoacac Municipality, State of México, Mexico
Aculco de Espinoza
municipal seat of Aculco, State of México, Mexico
San Miguel Jaltocan
town in Nextlalpan Municipality, State of México, Mexico
Polotitlán de la Ilustración
municipal seat of Polotitlán, State of México, Mexico
San Ildefonso
human settlement in Mexico
Santiago Tilapa
town in Tianguistenco municipality, State of Mexico, Mexico