Malinalco

Malinalco () is the municipality inside of Ixtapan Region, is a town and municipality located 65 kilometers south of the city of Toluca in the south of the western portion of the State of Mexico. Malinalco is southwest of Mexico City.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Malinalco
Settlement.settlement_type: Town & Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Mexico.Mex.Malinalco.Panorama.01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic shot of the town
Settlement.image_map: Mexico Estado de Mexico Malinalco location map.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: State of Mexico
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 12th century
Settlement.established_title2: Municipal Status
Settlement.established_date2: 1826
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal President
Settlement.leader_name: Gerardo Baldemar Chaqueco
Settlement.total_type: Municipality
Settlement.elevation_m: 1740

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8045
Elevation: 1740
Official website: www.malinalco.gob.mx
Image: Mexico.Mex.Malinalco.Panorama.01.jpg

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Commons category: Malinalco
Commons gallery: Malinalco
postal code: 52440

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Contents

Geography
Biodiversity
History
Demography
Populated places in Malinalco
The town
Economy
Communication and transport
Politics
Culture
Monuments
Sports and entertainment
Notable people
References
External links

Malinalco has always been associated with magic or sorcery due to the legend that it was the home the goddess Malinalxochitl. The municipality is home to the famed village of Chalma, where according to legend, an image of a Black Christ miraculously appeared in a cave that was devoted to the god Oxtoteotl. It is the second-most visited shrine in Mexico, after the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.