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. The municipality covers an area of 32.87 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 45,274. Colonia San Francisco Xonacatlán de Vicencio is located in the municipality of Xonacatlán.

Etymology

According to the ''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'', published by the Mexican government, the name Xonacatlán is Nahuatl in origin and means "among the onions" ("onion" in Nahuatl is "xonacatl"). Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Xonacatlán
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History

The date of the town's foundation is not historically recorded. However, it was conquered in 1476 by Axayácatl during the conquest of the valley of

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the 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 Mexico. The city f ...

. The town fell to the invading Spanish forces in 1521. The independence of Mexico in 1821 contributed to the town's prosperity. The town was originally assigned to part of another municipality, but Celso Vicencio Hernández advocated for its municipal status in the State of Mexico's legislature, ultimately successfully, and municipal status was conferred on October 18, 1870. Afterward, political power was held by a few dominated by the Vicencio family. Upon Celso Vicencio's death on February 19, 1908, the city government proclaimed the renaming of the town to ''Xonacatlán de Vicencio''. The city hall was built from 1931 to 1945.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xonacatlan Populated places in the State of Mexico