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Ciudad López Mateos (most commonly called "Atizapán") is a city in the
State of Mexico The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...
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, and the municipal seat of the
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' ...
called
Atizapán de Zaragoza Atizapán de Zaragoza is a municipality, in State of Mexico in Mexico. 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 (th ...
. The city was previously named San Francisco Atizapán, but the official name was changed after president
Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Secretary of Labor and Social ...
, who was born in that town. However, the city is still commonly known as Atizapán. There were 489,160 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. It is the seventh-largest city in the state. It includes the upscale neighborhood Zona Esmeralda. This was the hometown of Mexican president
Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Secretary of Labor and Social ...
, and a mausoleum was built for his remains in downtown Atizapán de Zaragoza.


Geography

Three rivers have their waterway across Atizapán: Tlalnepatla River, San Javier River and Moritas River, all of them located north of the municipality. Inside Atizapán, near the border with Naucalpan, is located the Madin Dam, which provides water to the north west part of the Greater Mexico City area. Also, various streams have their waterway across Atizapán such as "La Bolsa", La Herradura, "El Tecojote" and "El Xhinte". Its main elevations are Biznaga Hill, Atlaco Hill La Condesa Hill and Grande Hill.


Transportation

Although none of the main transportation ways in greater Mexico City have stations in Atizapán, many bus lines cross Atizapán, and go mainly to the north, center and south west parts of Mexico City. In the beginning of the 20th century, a train line called "Montealto" had its end in Atizapán. In the north part of Atizapán is located an airport, which has minimal use, as no airlines are established. Also, one highway passes across Atizapán, and serves to communicate Atizapán with the capital city of the
State of Mexico The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...
Toluca, the Interlomas, Santa Fe and Herradura Boroughs, and with the Mexico-Querétaro highway. Recently, the "Viaducto Bicentenario" has connected a second-floor highway to the inner Mexico City. The project was built to commemorate the bicentennial of Mexico's independence.


Education

The Escuela Sierra Nevada Esmeralda campus, serving preschool and elementary school, is in Atizapán.Contact
." Escuela Sierra Nevada. Retrieved on April 5, 2016. "Esmeralda Camino Chiluca Espíritu Santo, Lote 59, Rancho Blanco, Atizapán Estado de México CP 54570 "
Green Hills School South Campus is in Atizapán.Planteles
." Green Hills School. Retrieved on April 18, 2016. "Plantel Sur - San Jerónimo Dirección: Av. San Bernabé No. 960 Col. San Jerónimo Lídice México D.F. C.P. 10200 " and "Dirección: Rancho San Juan Zona Esmeralda Atizapán, Edo. de México "


References


Sources


Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
México
''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciudad Lopez Mateos Atizapán de Zaragoza Populated places in the State of Mexico Mexico City metropolitan area Municipality seats in the State of Mexico