Country Mexico Capital Puebla | State Puebla | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) Clubs and Teams Puebla F.C., Lobos BUAP, Angeles Negros de Puebla Points of interest Amparo Museum, Africam Safari, Estrella de Puebla, Cuexcomate, International Museum of the Baroq Colleges and Universities Benemérita Universidad Autónom, Universidad Popular Autónom, Instituto Tecnológico de Puebla, Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, Tecnológico de Monterre | ||
Puebla Municipality is a municipality in the State of Puebla in eastern Central Mexico. The municipality covers a total area of 534.32 square kilometres (206.30 sq mi). The City of Puebla is the municipal seat, as well as the capital of the state.
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Map of Puebla, Mexico
The municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlán, San Andrés Cholula, Teopantlán, Amozoc, Cuauthinchán, Tzicatlacoyan, Cuautlancingo, and Ocoyucan, and on the State of Tlaxcala.
Municipal seat
As municipal seat, the city of Puebla is the government for 482 other communities However, 94% of the municipality’s population of 1,485,941 lives in the city proper. The historic center of the city of Puebla is a World Heritage Site.
Environment
Most of the municipality has been deforested, including the lower portions of the Malinche volcano and all the Sierra de Amozoc, due to logging and seasonal farming.
The Sierra del Tentzon and higher elevations of Malinche volcano still conserve the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests ecoregion — with forests of pine, holm oak and other tree species. In the pine forests, Montezuma Pine (Pinus montezumae) is generally predominant, with Hartweg's Pine (Pinus hartwegii) and Pinus teocote in dry areas with shallow soils. Pine-fir forests are composed almost entirely of Hartweg's Pine (Pinus hartwegii) and Sacred Fir (Abies religiosa).
Animal life consists mostly of small mammals such as rabbits and skunks, as well as birds such as owls, buzzards and wild waterfowl.
Economy
Some agriculture still takes place in the municipality but environmental degradation and the growth of the city is making this a smaller sector of the economy. Crops raised include corn, beans, wheat, oats, avocados, pears, apples, peaches, choke cherries, Mexican hawthorns, nuts and white sapotes. Most agriculture takes place on small plots on the edges of the municipality. Similarly livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep and horses are raised.
Industry accounts for about eighty percent of the economy and is mostly based on the outskirts of the city as well as in some surrounding municipalities. Main products include basic metals, chemicals, electrical items and textiles. The main employers are Hylsa and the Volkswagen automotive plant. A growing sector is food processing. Many industries are consolidated into parks such as the 5 de Mayo Industrial Park, the Resurrección Industrial Zone and the Puebla 2000 Industrial Park.