Key facts
- Country
- Mexico
- State
- State of Mexico
- Municipal president
- Fernando Gustavo Flores Fernández
- Municipality
- 70.43 km (27.19 sq mi)
- Elevation of seat
- 2,620 m (8,600 ft)
- Seat
- 164,182
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central )
- Website
- www .metepec .gob .mx (in Spanish)
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 30203
- Elevation
- 2621
- Official website
- www.metepec.gob.mx
- Image
- PanMetepecMX.JPG
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- Commons category
- Metepec, Mexico (state)
- postal code
- 52140
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Metepec ( Spanish: [meteˈpek] ) 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 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) 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".
The city