Ojo de Agua is the largest
colonia in the
municipality
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of
Tecámac
Tecámac is a municipality in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.34 km². The municipal seat lies in the town (locality) of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva. Its largest town, Ojo de Agua, with a population of 2 ...
in
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 ...
,
Mexico
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. It is located in the northeastern part of the state, northeast of
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
and within the
Greater Mexico City urban area. It had a 2010 census population of 242,272 inhabitants, or 66.45 percent of its municipality's total of 364,579. Ojo de Agua is the largest locality in Mexico that is not a municipal seat. (The municipal seat lies in the town of
Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva
Tecámac is a municipality in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.34 km². The municipal seat lies in the town (locality) of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva. Its largest town, Ojo de Agua, with a population of 24 ...
, with a population of 15,911 inhabitants.) Ojo de Agua lies at an elevation of 2,248 m (7,375 ft.) above sea level.
References
2010 census tables: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
External links
Ayuntamiento de TecámacOfficial website of Municipality of Tecámac
Populated places in the State of Mexico
Tecámac
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