Altzayanca is one of 60 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.

Altzayanca, Tlaxcala

Altzayanca comes from the Nahuatl "Azayancan" and this, in turn, the word "Atl" meaning water, and the word "Tzayani" which translates as Break and "Can",locative of place. So Altzayanca, language, Nahuatl translates as "Place where the Waters Break."

location

Located in the central Mexican plateau 2,600 meters above sea level, Altzayanca is located in a geographic coordinate axis between 19 ° 26 'north latitudeand 97 ° 48' west longitude. Located east of the state, the municipality of Altzayancabordered on the north and east with the state of Puebla, south with the municipalities of Huamantla and Cuapiaxtla, and west by the municipalities of Huamantla andTerrenate.

Altzayanca is one of 60 municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It is located east of the state and about 48 kilometers east of the city of TlaxcalaXicohténcatl. It has an area of 141.520 km ². According to the II Population and Housing 2005, the municipality has 14.333 inhabitants, of which 7.122 are men and7.211 are women.1 Its name comes from Nahuatl "Azayancan" and this, in turn, the word "Atl" which means water, and the word "Tzayani" which translates as breakand "Can", locative of place and is interpreted as "Place where the Waters break."

Altzayanca is located in the eastern part of the state of Tlaxcala. The territory that is formed has an area of 141,520 square kilometers and its average altitude is 2,600meters above sea level. According to what the map says general of Mexico is located between latitudes 19 ° 26 'north latitude and between 97 ° 48' west longitude.

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