Municipality of Tejupilco

Tejupilco is municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico, located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of the state capital Toluca, along Federal Highway 34. Its municipal seat is Tejupilco de Hidalgo. The municipality has a total area of about 1,327 km², with a contrasting topography ranging from deep ravines and canyons to high ridges; the highest elevation within the municipality reaches some 1,340 metres (4,396 ft) asl. The 2005 census recorded a population of 62,547 inhabitants. Tejupilco was the first municipalities founded in April 1829. Dating from before the Spanish Conquest, indigenous groups such as Otomi, Mazahua and Matlatzinca have lived in the area now contained by the modern municipality. A number of...