Atizapán de Zaragoza
Atizapán de Zaragoza is a municipality, in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 91.07 km2. In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 489,937. At the west side of the city is the Zona Esmeralda district (the Lomas de Valle Escondido and surrounding neighborhoods), considered one of the wealthiest in the State of Mexico and Greater Mexico City. The Valle Escondido and Chiluca country clubs are located here.
Atizapán de Zaragoza | |
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Region | Tlalnepantla |
| Municipal seat | Ciudad López Mateos |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Ana María Balderas Trejo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.07 km2 (35.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,286 m (7,500 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 489,937 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
It takes its name from the nahuatl word Ātīzapan, which is formed by three words: "ā-tl", which means "water", "tīza-tl", which means "white clay" and "īpan, which means "over" or "place over" in a metaphorical form. Finished this, the name means "Place over clay waters". Atizapán is located east from Toluca, and inside the Greater Mexico City limits.
During the French Intervention, general Ignacio Zaragoza stayed here, and used the town for the gathering of weapons.