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Apizaco
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Apizaco |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| nickname | |
| image_skyline | Apizaco1.jpg |
| image_caption | Top:Apizaco little steam locomotive machine (La Maquinita de Apizaco), Piedra House Museum, |
| image_seal | EscudodeApizaco.jpg |
| seal_size | 100px |
| image_map | MunicipiosdeTlaxcalaApizaco.jpg |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality in Tlaxcala. |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Mexico |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Tlaxcala |
| subdivision_type2 | Capital |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jorge Luis Vázquez Rodríguez |
| founder | William Lloyd |
| established_title | Foundation |
| established_date | March 01, 1866 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_total | 81,565 |
| timezone | Central Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | Central Daylight Time |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2424 |
| population_demonym | Apizaquense |
| postal_code | 90300 |
| website |
Second:Basilica of Santa Maria de la Misericordia (Apizaco Cathedral), Apizaco Bullring (Plaza de toros Apizaco), Bottom:Panoramic view of Apizaco (all item from left to right)
Apizaco is a city in Apizaco Municipality located near the geographic center of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala. Those seeking to reach the port of Veracruz by railroad from Mexico City must travel through Apizaco. The city began because of its location on this railroad.
Universities in Apizaco include the Technological Institute of Apizaco (Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco), and most recently, the University of the Valley of Tlaxcala (Universidad del Valle de Tlaxcala)
The city is the second in importance after the capital city, Tlaxcala. It is of major commercial and trade value to the state because it is halfway on the road between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.
The census of 2005 reported a population of 49,459 in the city of Apizaco, while the municipality had 73,097 inhabitants. The city is the second largest in the state in population, behind only Villa Vicente Guerrero. The municipality has an area of 56.83 km² (21.94 sq mi) and includes a small number of other communities, the largest of which are Santa Anita Huiloac, Santa María Texcalac, and San Luis Apizaquito.
Etymology
The city gets its name from the Nahuatl language words "ātl" (water), "pitzāhuac" (thin), and the suffix "co" (place), forming "Āpitzāco", or roughly "thin water place".
Geography
The city is located approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala.
Climate
The city's climate is temperate and arid. Temperature in the winter can fall below 0°C, and in the summer, it can reach in excess of 30°C.
|Jan record high C = 29.0 |Feb record high C = 33.0 |Mar record high C = 32.1 |Apr record high C = 34.0 |May record high C = 35.2 |Jun record high C = 33.0 |Jul record high C = 30.0 |Aug record high C = 32.0 |Sep record high C = 34.0 |Oct record high C = 33.0 |Nov record high C = 29.0 |Dec record high C = 28.0 |year record high C = 35.2 |Jan record low C = -9.0 |Feb record low C = -8.0 |Mar record low C = -7.0 |Apr record low C = -5.0 |May record low C = -4.3 |Jun record low C = 1.0 |Jul record low C = 0.0 |Aug record low C = -1.0 |Sep record low C = -3.0 |Oct record low C = -7.0 |Nov record low C = -7.0 |Dec record low C = -9.0 |year record low C = -9.0 |url-status=dead |url-status=dead
Transportation
Apizaco is close to Mexico City's proposed plan to make a new larger international airport near Apizaco to lessen the congested airspace. Ferrosur passes through Apizaco.
References
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