Municipal Status 1822 Time zone CST (UTC-6) Local time Saturday 3:04 PM | Elevation (of seat) 2,250 m (7,380 ft) Postal code (of seat) 56370 Population 172,919 (2010) | |
Weather 22°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 31% Humidity | ||
Chicoloapan de Juárez is the municipal seat and largest city in the municipality of Chicoloapan in State of Mexico, Mexico. It is located in the eastern part of the state, just east of Chimalhuacán and northeast of the Federal District (Distrito Federal), within the Greater Mexico City urban area.
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Map of Chicoloapan de Ju%C3%A1rez, State of Mexico, Mexico
The city
It had a 2005 census population of 168,591 inhabitants, or over 99 percent of its municipality's total of 170,035.
The municipality
As municipal seat, Chicoloapan de Juárez has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:
The municipality has an area of 60.89 km² (23.51 sq mi).
Mass media
The government has a website where information about its activities through newsletters. Most public and private high schools have websites.
As for secondary or primary, only a few individuals have this service.
The city has, since 2006, a community portal which generates collaborative contents such as news, photos, radio and TV programs online. The portal is an initiative of civil society independent from the local government, the religion or the political party. In 2010 it received the UVM Social Development Award for its commitment to the dissemination of community activities to build the social fabric.