Tlaxcala
Sign in to saveTlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city and the largest city is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.
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Tlaxcala is a state in Mexico and one of its 32 federal divisions, organized into 60 municipalities with its capital and largest city being Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl. As a constituent part of the Mexican federal system, it functions as a regional government unit within the country's structure.
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- Tlaxcala
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- Tlaxcallan (Nahuatl)
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- State
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- View of Malinche (volcano)
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- 80px
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- 150px
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- (Cradle of the Nation)
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- Himno a Tlaxcala
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- Tlaxcala in Mexico (zoom).svg
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- Geography
- Political geography
- Natural geography and climate
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry and commerce
- Tourism
- Sex trade and human trafficking
- Demographics
- History
- Pre-Columbian
- Spanish era
- Conquest
- Colonial period
- Post-independence era
- Gastronomy
- Education
- Media
- See also
- Notes
- References
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Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city and the largest city is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.
It is located in east-central Mexico, in the altiplano region, with the eastern portion dominated by the Sierra Madre Oriental. It is bordered by the states of Puebla to the north, east and south, México to the west and Hidalgo to the northwest. It is the smallest state of the republic, accounting for only 0.2% of the country's territory.