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Zacatelco, Tlaxcala
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From top to bottom left to right: City hall, Domingo Arenas monument, St. Agnes Parish, Main square, Overview of Zacatelco.
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 Zacatelco, Tlaxcala
Location in Tlaxcala
Zacatelco, Tlaxcala
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Tlaxcala |
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| Municipality | Zacatelco | |
| Foundation | December 01, 1529 | |
| Founded by | Agustín de Castañeda | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 31.38 km2 (12.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,210 m (7,257 ft) | |
| Population
(2010)
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| • City | 38,466 | |
| • Estimate
(2015)
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42,150 | |
| • Metro | 3,010,560 | |
| • Demonym | Zacatelquense | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | |
| Area code(s) | 246 | |
| HDI (2010) |  0.828 very high |
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| Metropolitan area | Metropolitan area of Puebla | |
Zacatelco (Spanish pronunciation: [sakaˈtelko]) is a city and capital of Zacatelco municipality located south of the state of Tlaxcala. According to the population census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography 2010, the city has a population of 38.466 people, it is the sixth most populous city in the state and is part of the Metropolitan area of Puebla. The city is also head of the third electoral district of Tlaxcala.
The city was founded on December 1, 1529, by Agustín de Castañeda. In 1723 it is very important because it forms Zacatelco republic; this is achieved by joining the towns of San Juan, San Lorenzo, Santo Toribio, Santa Catarina, San Marcos and San Antonio, which depended on Tepeyanco. The most important historical figures of the city were the brothers Arenas, prominent revolutionaries. Domingo Arenas took the first land committee of Mexico in 1915, was one reason for coining the phrase battle: Zacatelco; the heart of south.
Zacatelco is located in the southern part of the valley of Tlaxcala, on the border with the state of Puebla, is at an altitude of 2,210 meters above sea level, making it one of the highest cities in Mexico. It is located just 11.9 km from the state capital, 27.1 km from the city of Puebla and 121.8 km from Mexico City.
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Name
The word Zacatelco (from Nahuatl: zaca-tlatēl-co 'Place of grass') was given to the city by the Franciscans. It comes from the words 'zacatl' ('grass'), 'tlaltetl' ('large clod or mound for worship'), and the locative particle 'co', denoting place.
Geography
Location
Located in the Mexican plateau 2,210 meters above sea level, the town of Zacatelco is located in a geographic coordinate axis between 19 degrees 13 minutes north latitude and 98 degrees 14 minutes west longitude.
Located south of the state in Poblano-Tlaxcala Valley, the town of Zacatelco bordered on the north by the municipalities of San Lorenzo Axocomanitla Tepeyanco and southern borders with the state of Puebla, east boundaries set by the municipalities of Santa Catarina Ayometla Santa Cruz Xicohtzinco Quilehtla and also to the west borders the municipalities of Tetlatlahuca and Natívitas, forming and one of the municipalities of the Metropolitan area of Puebla.
Symbols of the municipality
Tourist Center
The Zacatelco Ejidal Tourist Center is administered by the Ejidal Commissariat. It is one of the largest recreational sites in the state. It has a swimming pool, changing rooms, showers with hot water, children's playground, artificial lake, sports facilities and parking. It was inaugurated on June 1, 1980, by the former president of the Republic, José López Portillo.
Monument Domingo Arenas
The monument to Domingo Arenas is a sculpture dedicated to a local revolutionary. It is located in the central park and represents the general on a horse and a gun pointed north. The figure lacks a hand, which Arenas had lost it in a battle during the Mexican Revolution. That is why he was called "El manco del sur" ("the one-armed man of the south").
Parish of Santa Ines
The Parish of Santa Inés is the most representative religious architectural symbol of the south of the state, under the Diocese of Tlaxcala. The building was erected in the second half of the eighteenth century, replacing the original one from the sixteenth century. It is of baroque style and its dome is similar to that of the Cathedral of Puebla.
Hydrography
The water resources of the municipality are: permanent stream flow, four streams flow only during the rainy season, a small dam for water extraction wells and springs resort.
Climate
The climate is considered to be sub-humid, with rainfall from June to September. The hottest months are from March to June. The direction of the winds is generally from north to south, with the average annual minimum temperature 8.2 °C and the maximum 26.2 °C.
| Climate data for Zacatelco (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) |
8.0 (0.31) |
9.9 (0.39) |
31.6 (1.24) |
72.8 (2.87) |
163.0 (6.42) |
161.5 (6.36) |
174.2 (6.86) |
155.2 (6.11) |
65.1 (2.56) |
14.6 (0.57) |
7.1 (0.28) |
871.3 (34.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 92.2 |
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Culture
Annual Fair
The Zacatelco Fair, also called La Feria del Corazón del Sur, is a festival held annually in honor of the Virgin of Santa Inés, held between January 17 and February 1. It is celebrated with artistic, cultural, sports and religious activities.
It is customary for most inhabitants of this city to treat guests of the fair with a special food which usually consists of rice, mole poblano and sometimes barbecue.
The Dance of the Chivarrudos
The Danza de Chivarrudos is a festivity that takes place during the carnival prior to Lent. It recalls the herding tasks performed by cowboys, goatherds and caporales of the cattle ranches of Tlaxcala at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. This dance takes place on March 2, 3 and 4 and spreads to several of the southern municipalities, such as Xicohtzinco and Quiletla.
Gastronomy
Zacatelquense gastronomy offers a series of typical dishes from southern Tlaxcala. Among the most popular dishes are the pumpkin picadillo prepared with garlic, onion, chopped pumpkin, tomato, cheese, among other ingredients, as well as cactus salad and tlatlapas.
Typical sweets of the region are pumpkin, fig and chilacayote sweets. The traditional drink is cocoa drink, although pulque and chileatole are also consumed. Mexican snacks, such as tacos, cemitas, molotes, sopes, and tacos de canasta from San Vicente Xiloxochitla, a neighboring community, are also favoured.
"Cacao drink"
The "Cacao Drink", also called "Agua de Barranca" or "Cacahuatole", is a traditional pre-Hispanic drink. In 2014, it was designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Congress of the State of Tlaxcala.
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