Atizapán de Zaragoza is a

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

, in

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. The municipality covers an area of 91.07 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 489,937. At the west side of the city is the Zona Esmeralda district (the Lomas de Valle Escondido and surrounding neighborhoods), considered one of the wealthiest in the

and

Greater Mexico City Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City, officially called the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (). It encompasses Mexico City itself and 60 adjacent municipalities of Mexico, municipalities of the State of Mexico and Hi ...

. The Valle Escondido and Chiluca country clubs are located here. It takes its name from the

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word ''Ātīzapan'', which is formed by three words: " ā-tl", which means "water", "tīza-tl", which means "white clay" and "īpan, which means "over" or "place over" in a metaphorical form. Finished this, the name means "Place over clay waters". Atizapán is located east from

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, and inside the

limits. During the French Intervention, general

Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla ...

stayed here, and used the town for the gathering of weapons.

Geography

While the city takes up almost all of the municipality, Ciudad López Mateos has governing jurisdiction over: Campos los Cedros, El Pedregal, Presa las Ruinas, Presa San Juan, Valle de Paz, Viejo Madín and Rancho Blanco Ejido de Espíritu Santo, the only one with any significant population at 501 people. The municipality has an area of 89.9 km² (34.71 sq mi) and reported a population of 472,526. It lies in the northeastern part of the state, just northwest of the Federal District (Mexico City). This municipality is in the northwestern part of the state (in the metropolitan area of Mexico City). The municipality borders

Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of Municipalities of the State of Mexico, 125 Municipalities of Mexico State, and is located just northwest of Mexico City. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends ...

, Tlalnepantla de Baz, and

Cuautitlán Izcalli Cuautitlán Izcalli () is a city and one of the 125 municipalities that make up the State of Mexico. Its municipal seat is Cuautitlán Izcalli. It is located in the Valley of Mexico area, and is part of the Metropolitan area of Mexico City. It ...

. In 1984, the city hall was transferred from downtown Atizapán, to a new building near the municipal limit with the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz. From 1997 to 2009, Atizapán was under the government of the National Action Party. Atizapán has several golf courses such as La Hacienda, Chiluca, Bellavista and Valle Escondido.

History

In 2000, Antonio Domínguez Zambrano was elected as the President of Atizapán, representing the National Action Party. After taking possession of the government was discovered that he was the head of many corruption and fraud events and also bullying rivals and fraud. But the main charge was the murder of fellow party partner María de los Ángeles Tamez Reyes, which at the time was working as part of his government. As a result, Antonio Domínguez was found guilty on all accounts and sent to prison with his secretary Daniel García.

Industry

In Atizapán de Zaragoza there are small yet significant industrial areas that house Mexican companies, with 80% of their employees living within the local government. Grupo Assa, dedicated to textile production, has been based in the town since 1978.

Politics

Atizapán de Zaragoza municipality has a town hall. The administration is headed by a municipal president or mayor and includes a treasurer, a municipal secretary and councilors; the municipal seat is Ciudad López Mateos town. This municipality has a Municipal public announcement of police side and good governance (''Bando municipal de policía y buen gobierno''), are local laws, this is issued each year and published every February 5, the national Constitution Day.

Demography

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Atizapán de Zaragoza
Official website of the Municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza {{Authority control Municipalities of the State of Mexico