Tochtepec

Tochtepec
Municipality and town
Church of Santa María de la Natividad
Church of Santa María de la Natividad
Tochtepec is located in Puebla (state)
Tochtepec
Tochtepec
Tochtepec is located in Mexico
Tochtepec
Tochtepec
Coordinates: 18°50′N 97°49′W / 18.833°N 97.817°W / 18.833; -97.817
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
22,454
 (municipality)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Websitetochtepec.puebla.gob.mx

Tochtepec is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1] Its name derives from the Nahuatl words tochtli (rabbit) and tepetl (hill).[2]

In the 2020 census, the municipality reported a total population of 22,454, up 14% from 2010.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tochtepec Municipality.
  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Puebla: Tochtepec". Enciclopedia de los municipios y delegaciones de México. Gobierno de México. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Tochtepec: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 19 August 2024.


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