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Coyotepec, State of Mexico

Coordinates: 19°45′0″N 99°10′16″W / 19.75000°N 99.17111°W / 19.75000; -99.17111
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Coyotepec
Coat of arms of Coyotepec
Coyotepec is located in State of Mexico
Coyotepec
Coyotepec
Location of the municipality in Mexico State
Coyotepec is located in Mexico
Coyotepec
Coyotepec
Coyotepec (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°45′0″N 99°10′16″W / 19.75000°N 99.17111°W / 19.75000; -99.17111
Country Mexico
StateState of Mexico
Area
 • Total
12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
39,341
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)

Coyotepec is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 12.30 km² and, in 2005, had a total population of 39,341.[1]

The name comes from the Nahuatl coyotl (coyote) and tepetl (hill), with the locative suffix c: thus, "hill of the coyote" or "place of coyotes".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Coyotepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "Nomenclatura". Municipio de Coyotepec.