Rayón is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in Toluca Region, the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, the municipal seat is Santa María Rayón, formerly named ''Cuauhtenco''. The municipality is located at a southern pass leading out of the

Toluca Valley The Toluca Valley is a valley in central Mexico, just west of the Valley of Mexico (Mexico City), the old name was Matlatzinco. The valley runs north–south for about , surrounded by mountains, the most imposing of which is the Nevado de Toluca Vo ...

Geography

The total municipality extends 84.37 km and borders with the municipalities of

Tenango del Valle The municipality of Tenango del Valle is located in the southern portion of the Valley of Toluca in Mexico State, about 72 km southwest of Mexico City and 25 km south of Toluca. The municipal seat is the city of Tenango de Arista. While ...

Calimaya Calimaya is a town and municipality located just south of Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico in central Mexico. The settlement was probably established around 800 BCE, when the city of Teotenango was in existence. It remained an importa ...

and

Almoloya del Río Almolya del Río is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico 26 km from the state capital of Toluca. It is located 2,600 meters above sea level. The name Almoloya comes from the Nahuatl phrase ''almoloyán'' which means place wh ...

Communication and transport

The Lerma-Tenango Highway, is a main highway that cross by Rayón, connect with Toluca to Tenango del Valle.

Politics

Economy

The economy is principally farming, cattle raising and small businesses, concentrating on the production of corn, beans and fruit.

Demography

Populated places in Rayón

Culture

Monuments

*Saint Mary of Guadalupe Parish is a monument in Rayón town.

References

Municipalities of the State of Mexico {{México-geo-stub