Tlalnepantla de Baz is a city and municipality located in the State of México. It is an important industrial suburb of the Mexico City metropolitan area. It lies in two sections near the northern tip of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) of Mexico. The city had an official 2005 census population of 674,417 (the fourth-largest city in the state), while the municipality had a population of 683,808. The municipality has an area of 83.48 km² (32.23 sq mi) and also includes the town of Tepeolulco Puerto Escondido. Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Municipal Palace of Veracruz Municipalities (municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the estado, or state). ... The United Mexican States, or Mexico, is a federal republic, comprising 31 states. ... Greater Mexico City refers to the conurbation around Mexico City, oficially called Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México or ZMCM (Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City) in Mexico. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ...

About the Name

Tlalnepantla comes from the nahuatl words tlalli (land) and nepantla (middle), The Middle Land.

Baz comes from the last name of Gustavo Baz Prada, important politician and soldier of Emiliano Zapata's army during the Mexican Revolution. After of the Revolution, Baz Prada was Governor of the Estado de México (State of Mexico) and rector of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM).

Religion

In pre-hispanic and colonial times, this city was an important religious center. At the end of the XI century, the old settlers in the Valley of Anahuac, came to the north side searching better weather and lands in the actual Tlalnepantla's region.

The chichimeca's leader named Xolotl, founded the Tenayuca's Empire, made the first census in the Americas and between 1064 and 1116 a.C. built the Pyramids of Tenayuca. The Spanish Franciscans came to Tlalnepantla to convert the Otomies and Mexicas (the original settlers) into Catholics, and built the Cathedral of Corpus Christi in 1550.

Economy

In the Independence times, Tlalnepantla was one of the most important district of Mexico City. When Porfirio Díaz Mori was president of Mexico, Tlalnepantla started the industrial development, and in the 1950's started the demographic explosion.

Actuality

Tlalnepantla is a mordern big city with an important mall (Mundo E) and hotels: Crowne Plaza Lancaster, Camino Real, Fiesta Inn, NH hotel, The Holiday Inn and Best Western María Bárbara. For your entertainment, Tlalnepantla City offers different options; Punta Recoleta Restaurante (Argentinian food), Boca del Rio (Mexican food restaurante), Real de Catorce (Show and Mexican food restaurante), La Antigua (Mexican food restaurante). Enjoy a Mexican day at the traditional restaurante "Tacos el Paisa", the authentic specialist in tacos. You can visit the night clubs of Mundo E and Rodeo Santa Fe. Another options are the men's clubs "The Exxxess" or "The Dow Jones Club". If you preffer the racings, Pista Aceleración Tlalnepantla is your best option. You can go and try your good luck in the Big Bola or the Yak in Valle Dorado (Golden Valley). For the family time, visit the Gustavo Baz square and the Tenayuca's pyramid.

Local transport

The most important avenues and boulevards in Tlalnepantla City are:

• Gustavo Baz Av.
• Mario Colin Av.
• Adolfo Lopez Mateos Blvd.
• Presidente Juárez Av.

As well as the Autopista Periférico México-Queretaro (Freeway) with 16 lanes in Tlalnepantla city. (This is a section of Mexican Federal Highway 57, the Pan-American Highway) Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... Other Mexican States Capital Santiago de Querétaro Other major cities San Juan del Río list of municipalities Area 11,449 km² Ranked 27th Population (2000 census) 1,402,010 Ranked 24th Governor (2003-09) Francisco Garrido Patrón (PAN) Federal Deputies (4) PAN = 3 PRI/PVEM = 1 Federal... Toll roads are named after the parallel free road, with the letter D added; for example, Mexican Federal Highway 1D parallels Mexican Federal Highway 1. ... The Pan American Highway from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. ...

Tlanepantla is well served by the local pesero and intercity bus network. A pesero or microbús A pesero is a form of public transport, most commonly seen in Mexico City. ...

Geography

Hydrography

The three most important rivers in the city are:

• Río de los Remedios
• Río San Javier
• Río Tlalnepantla

Orography

In Tlalnepantla City, extends The Sierra de Monte Alto

Important hills in Tlalnepantla.

• Cerro del Tenayo
• Cerro Grande
• Cerro de la Cruz

Education/Universities

Universities:

• ℚ UNAM, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (F.E.S. Iztacala)

 National Autonomous University of Mexico 

• ℚ Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla (ITTLA)

 Tlalnepantlas Institute of Technology 

• ℚ Centro Universitario Emilio Cardenas (CUDEC)
• ℚ Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (EBC Tlalnepantla)
• ℚ Universidad Latinoamericana (ULA)
• ℚ Sistema Educativo Indoamericano (INDO)
• ℚ Centro Eleia
• ℚ Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo (UNID)
• ℚ Universidad de Cuautitlan Izcalli (UCI)
• ℚ Ateneo de Tlalnepantla
• ℚ Universidad ETAC (Escuela Técnica en Administración y Comercio)

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

• México Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Official homepage

• (Spanish) Portal de Tlalnepantla de Baz Official website

Local Media

• (Spanish) and (English) http://www.laluzysombra.com La luz y sombra local magazine by Guasco Telecom.
• (Spanish) http://www.viviraqui.com.mx Local Newspaper

Coordinates: 19°32′12″N, 99°11′41″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...