Apaxco Municipality
Apaxco (Otomi: ) is a municipality located in the Zumpango Region of Mexico. The municipal territory is located at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley about northeast of the state capital of Toluca. The name Apaxco comes from Nahuatl (meaning "place of the waterfall").
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Apaxco is a municipality in Mexico's Zumpango Region, positioned at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley northeast of the state capital Toluca. The municipality's name derives from Nahuatl and means "place of the waterfall," reflecting the area's geographical and cultural heritage.
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Apaxco (Otomi: ) is a municipality located in the Zumpango Region of Mexico. The municipal territory is located at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley about northeast of the state capital of Toluca. The name Apaxco comes from Nahuatl (meaning "place of the waterfall").
The municipality, founded on October 16, 1870, covers an area of . Apaxco de Ocampo is the municipal seat, and a border city with Vito and El Refugio (between the State of Mexico and the State of Hidalgo; inside of Cuenca cementera). It is an important area for the building industry, although it has ecological problems.