Nezahualcóyotl (also: Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl or Ciudad Neza, which is strictly the name of the municipal seat; informally: mi Nezota) is a municipality of the State of México adjacent to the eastern fringe of Mexico's Federal District: it is thus part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. The United Mexican States, or Mexico, is a federal republic, comprising 31 states. ... Other Mexican States Capital Mexico City Area 1,479 km² Ranked 32nd Population (2000 census) 8,591,300 Ranked 2nd Head of Govt Andrés Manuel López Obrador PRD Federal Deputies (30) PRD = 27 PAN = 3 Federal Senators PAN = 1 PVEM = 1 PRD = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ...

With a population of 1,255,000 in 2000, it is a sprawling, dusty expanse of low-income housing.

It was named after Nezahualcoyotl, the Aztec poet and king of nearby Texcoco, and was built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco. The name is Nahuatl and means "fasting coyote". Nezahualcoyotl (1402 – 1472) was King of Texcoco (in modern Mexico), the Pre-Columbian state of Alcohuan, a Nahuatl-speaking people. ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. ... Texcoco is a city in México State, Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City at 19. ... Lake Texcoco is a lake in Mexico. ... Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ... Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, or in other cases from certain types or groups of food (e. ... Binomial name Canis latrans Say, 1823 The coyote (Canis latrans) is a member of the Canidae (the dog family) and a relative of the domestic dog. ...

External links (in Spanish)

• Municipio de Nezahualcóyotl (municipal) (http://www.neza.gob.mx/)
• Municipio de Nezahualcóyotl (state) (http://www.edomexico.gob.mx/newweb/Gobierno%20en%20internet/PAGMUN/Mun_Neza.asp)
• Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Nezahualcóyotl (http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/mexico/mpios/15058a.htm)