Apaxco Municipality

municipality of Mexico

Apaxco, is one of the 125 municipalities of the State of Mexico in Mexico. The seat of the municipality is Apaxco city.

Apaxco
Apaxco
Coat of arms of Apaxco
Coordinates: 19°36′35″N 99°03′36″W / 19.60972°N 99.06000°W / 19.60972; -99.06000
CountryMexico
StateState of Mexico
Municipal seatApaxco de Ocampo
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,521
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The population of the municipality is 31,898 people. The seat of the municipality is Apaxco.

History

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The municipality was formed in 1870.

Geography

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Apaxco Municipality is located in the northem area of ​​the State of Mexico, 86 km away from Mexico City and therefore within the northern hemisphere at 19⁰ 04' north latitude and 99°31′ west longitude of the Greenwich meridian. Apaxco city is the municipal seat.[1]

Government

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Mayor Period
  Jorge Alberto Romero Martínez 2000-2003
  Guadalupe Hernández Méndez 2003-2006
  Daniel Parra Ángeles 2006-2009
  Ignacio Cruz García 2009-2012
  Daniel Parra Ángeles 2012-2015
  Jesús Cruz Parra 2015-2018
  Daniel Parra Ángeles 2019-2021
  Jesús Gaspar Montiel Rodríguez 2021-2024

Demography

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Settlements Population
Total Municipality 31,898.
Apaxco 15,171
Santa María Apaxco 3,990
Coyotillos 3,878
Pérez de Galeana 2,345
3 de Mayo 1,880
Colonia Juárez 1,722

References

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  1. "Apaxco Municipality" (PDF). INEGI. Retrieved 2024-10-17.(in Spanish)

Other websites

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  Media related to Apaxco Municipality at Wikimedia Commons