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Temascaltepec Municipality
Also known as Temascaltepec
Temascaltepec is a municipality located in the Ixtapan Region of the State of Mexico in Mexico. Temascaltepec has an area of 547.5 km2. It borders the municipalities of Valle de Bravo, Amanalco de Becerra, Tejupilco, San Simón de Guerrero, Texcaltitlán, Zinacantepec, Coatepec Harinas, and Zacazonapan. Temascaltepec's population was 26,968 in 1990, but rose to 30,336 by 2005, according to INEGI.
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- Temascaltepec
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- 300px
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- State of Mexico
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- Ixtapan Region
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Temascaltepec is a municipality located in the Ixtapan Region of the State of Mexico in Mexico. Temascaltepec has an area of 547.5 km2. It borders the municipalities of Valle de Bravo, Amanalco de Becerra, Tejupilco, San Simón de Guerrero, Texcaltitlán, Zinacantepec, Coatepec Harinas, and Zacazonapan. Temascaltepec's population was 26,968 in 1990, but rose to 30,336 by 2005, according to INEGI.
==History== This area was home to Nahuas, Matlatzincas and Mazahuas. Temascaltepec may have originally been a subject town of nearby Texcaltitlán. It was conquered by Aztec emperor Axayacatl and was designated the capital of a strategic province. It fought wars with the neighboring Purepecha Empire to the west.
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