Huamantla

Huamantla is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It is the third-largest city in the state in population (after Villa Vicente Guerrero and Apizaco), with a 2005 census population of 47,286. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality of Huamantla, which has an area of 354.34 km² (136.81 sq mi) and includes numerous outlying communities, the largest of which are Ignacio Zaragoza, San José Xicohténcatl, and Benito Juárez. Huamantla stands at 19°18′N 97°55′W / 19.3°N 97.917°W / 19.3; -97.917, at a mean height of 2500 metres above sea level. It is located in the eastern portion of the state, on the northeastern flanks of the dormant Matlalcueitl...