Chapultepec is a small town and
municipality in the
State of Mexico
The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...
in
Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 10.45 km².
Etymology
The name Chapultepec comes from
Náhuatl meaning hill of the
Grasshopper
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Geography
The municipality of Chapultepec, which has a geographical extent of 9.676 km2 (6012.388 sq mi). The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of
Toluca,
Metepec,
Mexicaltzingo,
Calimaya and
Tianguistenco.
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,120.
References
Municipalities of the State of Mexico
Populated places in the State of Mexico
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