Temascalapa is one of 125

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in the

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. It's

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and to the west of the municipality. It is situated close to the border with the state of Hidalgo, and connected with the city of

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by land. This locality was formerly known as San Francisco Temascalapa. The municipality covers an area of 168.26 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 33,063. The region is noted for

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activity after the death of

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's location scout, Carlos Muñoz Portal, for the TV Series '' Narcos: Mexico'', who was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in his car on September 15, 2017. Martha Rodríguez Martínez, a member of the Temascalapa city council, died on January 31, 2021, after being run over by a tractor-trailer that refused to stop while the mayor carried out an awareness-raising operation about health measures related to the

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Populated places in the State of Mexico {{México-geo-stub

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