San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala
San Pablo del Monte (formerly Villa Vicente Guerrero) is the largest city in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, and is the municipal seat of the municipality of San Pablo del Monte. It is located at the southernmost point in the state, near the border with the adjoining state of Puebla. It is a suburb of the city of Puebla and a component of its metropolitan area. At the census of 2005 the population of the city was 55,760.[1][2]
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  San Pablo del Monte Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19.119°N 98.170°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Tlaxcala |
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| • Total | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
For many years the town was named after the revolutionary general Vicente Guerrero. The name was changed to the same name of the surrounding municipality effective December 20, 2016, by way of a decree published in the official gazette of the state government.[3]
References
- Historia y sociedad en Tlaxcala: memorias del 4o. y 5o. 9688590495 1991 "Este último fue el candidato del PRI. SAN PABLO DEL MONTE, con cabecera municipal en Villa Vicente Guerrero Es uno de los municipios más importantes por la cuantía de los ingresos que percibe. "
- Michael Herman Crawford The Tlaxcaltecans: Prehistory, Demography, Morphology, and Genetics 1976 "in San Pablo del Monte (called Villa Vicente Guerrero) ..."
- "DECRETO No. 284" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
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