Jaltenco is the

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located in

Zumpango Region Zumpango is a region, located in the north of the State of Mexico in the country of the same name. It is also known as the ''Region XVI Zumpango'' and has seen major population growth. It has a surface area of 8.305 km² and occupies 12.8% of ...

, a small municipality on this region, covers an area of 4.7 km², this territory is in the northeastern part of the

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. The municipal seat is San Andrés Jaltenco, although both are commonly called only San Andrés. The municipality is located at a northern pass leading out of the

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to 60 kilometers north of

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and about 200 km northeast of the state capital of

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in M ...

. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 26,359.

Geography

The location of the municipality is north of the Mexico City, and is located in the low extreme geographical coordinates of

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, north latitude 19º45'23" minimum, 19º46'28" maximum, west longitude 99°05'30" minimum, 99°06'35" maximum.Jaltenco municipality
INEGI, 2009. The town of San Andrés Jaltenco, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following to Arboledas Jaltenco. The total municipality extends 4,7 km and borders with the municipalities of

Zumpango Zumpango is a municipality located to northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Zumpango Region. It lies directly north of the Mexico City within the Greater Mexico City urban area. The city of Zumpango lies near Lake Zumpango, the last of the f ...

and

Nextlalpan Nextlalpan is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 42.49 km². It's municipal seat is the town of Santa Ana Nextlalpan. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 22,507. Politics ...

. The area of this municipality is 15 km² (59.85 sq mi).

Flora and fauna

90% of Jaltenco municipality is urbanized; all territory is plane lands, live here small mammals as mouse, rabbit, bat and gopher, birds as sparrow. The flora is century plants, prickly pears, chollas and others.Jaltenco
INAFED.

References

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