Ayapango
Ayapango is one of 125 municipalities located in the southeast portion of the State of Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. It's municipal seat and largest town is Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos Millán. Despite the fact that this municipality is distinctly rural, it falls within the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. The town is known for its "French style" (Spanish afrancesado) houses built early in the last century which have names which reflect something of their characteristics. The name Ayapango is derived from "eyapanco" which roughly translates to "place where three irrigation ditches meet." This town has been designated as a "Pueblo con Encanto" (Town with Charm) by the government of the State of Mexico.
Ayapango | |
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Town & Municipality | |
Ayapango Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°07′35″N 98°48′10″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Founded | 1563 |
| Municipal Status | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Pedro Alfonso Sánchez Solares 2013–2015 |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,440 m (8,010 ft) |
| Population (2010) Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 8,864 |
| • Seat | 3,072 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 56760 |
| Area code | 597 |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
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