| Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl | |
| — Municipality and city — | |
  Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl
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| Coordinates: 19°38′17″N 98°54′35″W / 19.63806°N 98.90972°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Mexico State |
| Area | |
| - Total | 86.88 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 77,035 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is a town and municipality, in Mexico State in Mexico. It is located on the outskirts of Mexico City, approximately 24 miles (38 kilometres) northeast of the city. The municipality covers an area of 86.88 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 77,035.[1] Its most populous community is the town of Tepexpan.
It borders on the north with the municipalities of Tecámac and Teotihuacán; on the east with Tepetlaoxtoc and Teotihuacán; on the south with Atenco, Tezoyuca, and Chiautla, and on the west with Tecámac and Ecatepec de Morelos.
The municipality has 15 towns:
- Cuanalán
- San Bartolo Acolman
- San Marcos Nepantla
- San Mateo Chipiltepec
- San Miguel Totolcingo
- Santa Catarina
- Santa María Acolman
- Tepexpan
- San Miguel Xometla
- San Pedro Tepetitlán
- Tenango
- San Juanico
- San Francisco Zacango
- San Lucas Tepango
- Granjas Familiares
Acolman has 37 colonias:
- San Agustin (Acolman de Nezahualcoyotl)
- Benito Juárez (Cuanalán)
- Loma bonita ( Cuanalán)
- Santa Maria de Guadalupe (Cuanalán)
- Tetexcala ( Cuanalán)
- Pilares (San Mateo Chipiltepec)
- Loma Linda ( San Mateo Chipiltepec)
- San José (San Bartolo)
- San Bartolo Chico ( San Bartolo)
- Emiliano Zapata
- Lomas de Santa Catarina ( Santa Catarina)
- Los Reyes ( San Juanico)
- Radio Faro ( Totolcingo)
- La Laguna (Totolcingo)
- La Era ( Totolcingo)
- Plan de Guadalupe ( Totolcingo)
- El Olivo ( Totolcingo)
- Los Angeles
- Lázaro Cárdenas
- Ampliació Los Angeles
- La Concepción ( Xometla)
- Primero de Octubre ( Xometla )
- Quinta Las Flores ( Xometla )
- Anahuac 1 Sección ( Tepexpan )
- Anahuac II Sección ( Tepexpan )
- Chimalpa ( Tepexpan )
- Los Reyes ( Tepexpan )
- Las Brisas ( Totolcingo)
- Fraccionamiento STUNAM ( Granjas Familiares)
- Santa Cruz (Totolcingo)
- Paraje El Faro ( Tepexpan)
- El Ranchito ( Xometla)
- Prado San Juan
- Guerrero
- Pirules
- Real del Valle
- Geovillas de Terranova
San Agustín Acolman
The area is known for San Agustín Acolman, one of Mexico's oldest monasteries, built by Augustinian monks in 1536, on a mission to convert local Indians. The monastery is notable for its atrium, a Christian version of the pre-Columbian ceremonial plaza, where crowds of Indian disciples would gather to hear the new religion preached from the chapel balcony above. The fortress like building, now housing colonial paintings and sculptures is typical of New Spain's early monasteries.
The forbidding aspect of the monastery however is softened by the adjoining church's beautiful Plateresque facade which is characterized by classic Italian Renaissance columns, richly decorated door arches, and a choir window replicating the portal below. The sparse interior of the 57 metre (187 ft) nave is notable only for its apse, which boasts a gothic fan vaulting and is adorned with rich frescoes.
References
- ^ "Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/mexico/mpios/15002a.htm. Retrieved on April 21, 2009.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- México Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Acolman Official website
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