Coyotepec, State of Mexico

Coyotepec is a municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 12.30 km² and, in 2005, had a total population of 39,341.

Coyotepec
Municipality
Coyotepec
Location of the municipality in Mexico State
Coyotepec
Coyotepec (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°45′0″N 99°10′16″W
Country Mexico
StateState of Mexico
Area
  Total12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total39,341
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The name comes from the Nahuatl coyotl (coyote) and tepetl (hill), with the locative suffix c: thus, "hill of the coyote" or "place of coyotes".

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