Country Mexico Municipal Status 1861 Time zone CST (UTC-6) | State State of Mexico Elevation (of seat) 2,250 m (7,380 ft) Local time Monday 12:29 AM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Cuautitlán ([kwautiˈtɬan]) is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico, just north of the northern tip of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) within the Greater Mexico City urban area. The city has engulfed most of the municipality, making the two synonymous. The name comes from Nahuatl and means 'between the trees.'
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Map of Cuautitlan, State of Mexico, Mexico
City and municipal seat
In the Mexican national intermediary census (conteo) of 2005, the municipality recorded an overall population of census population of 110,345. The great majority of these inhabitants—some 97,686 people—resided in the urban confines of the city of Cuautitlán itself.
Cuautitlán began as a Chichimeca village around the 14th century. It was dominated by Tlacopan before being conquered by the Mexica and made part of the Aztec empire. After the Conquest, Cuautitlán was evangelized by the Franciscans. They constructed San Buenaventura monastery and established the brotherhood of the Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Cuautitlán. Saint Juan Diego (1474–1548) reputedly lived there with his wife Maria Lucia up to the time of her death in 1529. They lived there in a one-roomed mud house thatched with corn stalks. The house still survives in a good state of preservation. Cuautitlán gained city status in 1968.
It is the birthplace of painter and sculptor Luis Nishizawa (1918-2014).
The municipality
As municipal seat, Cuautitlán has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Colonia Venecia, Ejido de Santa Bárbara, Ex-hacienda la Corregidora (La Corregidora), Fracción San Roque (El Prieto), Granja San Isidro, Hacienda San Mateo, La Chinampa, La Laguna, La Trinidad, Machero, Rancho Puente la Cruz, San Mateo Ixtacalco, Santa María Huecatitla, and Xaltipa (Jaltipa)
The municipality has an area of 37.30 km² (14.4 sq mi).