Metepec

This article is about the town in the State of Mexico. For the municipality in the state of Hidalgo, see Metepec, Hidalgo. For the station, see Metepec railway station.

Metepec
Municipality and City
Municipio de Metepec
Panoramic view of Metepec
Coat of arms
Metepec Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°15′04″N 99°36′17″W
Country	Mexico
State	State of Mexico
Founded	1526
Municipal Status	1848
Government
• Municipal President	Fernando Gustavo Flores Fernández
Area
• Municipality	70.43 km2 (27.19 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	2,620 m (8,600 ft)
Population  (2020) Municipality
• Municipality	242,307
• Seat	164,182
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)	52140
Website	www.metepec.gob.mx (in Spanish)

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Metepec (Spanish: [meteˈpek] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The city of Metepec also form part of the Greater Toluca. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the agave plants. However, it is also known in the Matlatzinca language as "Nepinta-Tuhi" meaning 'people of corn land' and in the Otomi language as "Ntaguada".