Juchitepec is a toun an municipality in the State o Mexico in central Mexico. Juchitepec means “Hill o the Flouers” in Nahuatl. The municipality covers an aurie o 149.56 km². It haes ane major commonty ootside o the seat cried San Matias Cuijingo. The municipality is locatit at the soothwast o the state, an borders the municipalities o Tenango del Aire, Tepetlixpa, Ozumba an Ayapango in the State o Mexico, an wi Totolapan an Tlalnepantla in the state o Morelos tae the sooth, an the burgh o Milpa Alta in Mexico Ceety tae the wast. A lairge pairt o the population is employed in commerce. Ither major economic activities include agricultur an livestock. As o the 2010 census, the municipality haed a tot population o 23,497 indwallers.

Touns an veelages

The lairgest localities (ceeties, touns, an veelages) are:

History

Juchitepec (Xochiltepetl) wis foondit in 1381 bi a ruler namit Acamapixtli. In pre-Hispanic times, the Olmec livit in the zone. Juchitepec wis ane o the first places conquered bi the Spainyie acause it wis on the route Hernán Cortés teuk when he arrivit. On 3 Julie 1531 a decree wis written which defined Juchitepec's aicht destricts: Cuautzozongo, Calayuco, Zancalco, Oacalco, Tetlancheo, Tepepatlacher, Tlacotlapilco an Tlacaelcalpam. On 2 Mey 1880, Juchitepec wis elevatit tae the rank o toun. The Mexican Revolution impactit Juchitepec acause in 1911 some o the first Zapatista groups entered an demandit money frae the rich. Some years later Juchitepec attained infrastructur lik plumbin an electricity. The day thare is a leebrar an a cultural center.

Cultural an tourist attractions

Juchitepec is in an isolatit location. Housomeivver, thanks tae the brawnie o its streets an gardens, it haes been the settin o several movies an commercials. In the centre o toun is the Kirk o Santo Domingo that wis biggit in the Baroque style. Juchitepec daes no hae a native dance, but in its twa biggest pairties, the traditional dances are "The Dance o Moors an Christians" an chinelos, oreeginatin in Morelos. The teepical fuid o Juchitepec is mole, barbecue, chicken or cauf mixiote an carnitas prepared in a special wey, popcorn, cheese tamales, rajas an corn an bean tlacoyos. The traditional drink is the tecui.

References

Municipalities o the State o Mexico
Populatit places in the State o Mexico