San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida is a city in the west-central part of the
state
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Puebla
Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...
in
Mexico
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, adjacent to the southwest corner of the state of
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tlaxcala, 60 municipalities and t ...
. It is 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' ...
of
San Martín Texmelucan. The city is the fifth-largest in the state of Puebla, with a 2020 census population of 155,738 inhabitants.
History
On December 19, 2010, an oil pipeline at a
Petroleos Mexicanos
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(Pemex) pumping station in the city
exploded, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 50. 32 houses were destroyed and several times that many damaged.
[ The explosion is believed to have been caused by attempts to puncture the pipe to steal oil.]
References
Notes
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Puebla
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ayuntamiento de San Martín Texmelucan
Official website of Municipality of San Martín Texmelucan (in Spanish)
Populated places in Puebla
Pipeline accidents
Deaths caused by petroleum looting
December 2010 in Mexico
Industrial fires and explosions in Mexico
2010 disasters in Mexico
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