Amatepec
Amatepec | |
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 Location of the municipality in Mexico State | |
  Amatepec Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:18°39′N100°9′W/ 18.650°N 100.150°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Mexico State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 624.9 km2(241.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 27,026 |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central Standard Time) |
Amatepecis one of 125municipalities,inMexico StateinMexico.The municipal seat is the town of Amatepec and its largest town is Palmar Chico. The municipality covers an area of 624.9 km². The name Amatepec comes fromNáhuatlmeaning "hill of theAmatetree ".
The Spanish discovered silver lodes here in 1531, which started commercial silver mining in the area. Along withSultepec,the area became known as the "Provincia de la Plata".[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 27,026.[2]
Archaeological site
[edit]Northeastern of the city around 15 miles away of Amatepec, was discovered theArchaeological site of San Miguel Ixtapanthat belonged to theOtomi people.This place is the most important prehispanic site discovered in this region. This place also has ballgame court.
References
[edit]- ^West, Robert (1997). Bakewell, Peter (ed.).Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas.Aldershot: Variorum, Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 61–64.
- ^"Amatepec".Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México.Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal.Archived fromthe originalon March 23, 2007.RetrievedApril 21,2009.
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