Apaxco

Apaxco de Ocampo is the seat of the municipality of Apaxco located in the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Mexico, although both are commonly called Apasco. The town is located at a northern pass leading out of the Valley of Mezquital and about 128 km northeast of the state capital of Toluca. This name come from Nahuatl and means "place of the water fall". The municipality was founded on October 16, 1870, this covers an area of 80.34 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,738. The first settlers in the region date back to 5000 BC, evidence of which is the expression carved on the stones of the Cerrado cincunvecinos. It estma that the inhabitants were otomiano group in later years lived in Tollan...