Amatepec
Sign in to saveAmatepec is one of 125 municipalities, in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Amatepec and its largest town is Palmar Chico. The municipality covers an area of 624.9 km2. The name Amatepec comes from Náhuatl meaning "hill of the Amate tree". This place was once inhabited by Matlatzincas and Chontal people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Amatepec
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_map
- Mexico Estado de Mexico Amatepec location map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality in Mexico State
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mexico
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mexico State
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 624.9
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_total
- 27026
- Settlement.timezone
- Central Standard Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- -6
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Amatepec is one of 125 municipalities, in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of Amatepec and its largest town is Palmar Chico. The municipality covers an area of 624.9 km2. The name Amatepec comes from Náhuatl meaning "hill of the Amate tree". This place was once inhabited by Matlatzincas and Chontal people.
The Spanish discovered silver lodes here in 1531, which started commercial silver mining in the area. Along with Sultepec, the area became known as the "Provincia de la Plata".