Zacapoaxtla
Sign in to saveZacapoaxtla is a city and seat of the Zacapoaxtla Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 8,062 inhabitants, while the municipality has 49,242 inhabitants at the 2000 census. ==Name== The name means place where straw is counted, and it originates from Nahuatl roots: zacatl – straw; pohuatl – to count; and tlān – place. The name comes from the tribute people had to pay, i.e. as bales of straw.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Zacapoaxtla
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Zacapoaxtla Municipality
- Population
- 9149
- Area
- 3
- Elevation
- 1821
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Zacapoaxtla Municipality
- Official website
- zacapoaxtla.gob.mx
- Image
- Zacapoax2.JPG
- Dialing code
- 233
- Licence plate code
- 21
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- Commons category
- Zacapoaxtla
- native label
- Zacapoaxtla
- inception
- 1270-00-00
- postal code
- 73680
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Zacapoaxtla is a city and seat of the Zacapoaxtla Municipality, in the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 8,062 inhabitants, while the municipality has 49,242 inhabitants at the 2000 census. ==Name== The name means place where straw is counted, and it originates from Nahuatl roots: zacatl – straw; pohuatl – to count; and tlān – place. The name comes from the tribute people had to pay, i.e. as bales of straw.
==Education== The BUAP has a Regional Section there, which offers degrees in law, business administration and psychology.
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