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Izúcar de Matamoros, Mexico
Izúcar de Matamoros is a town of 42,936 people in Puebla, Mexico, founded in 1825.
Why visit Izúcar de Matamoros
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Las Bocas and Open Field Area.
Weather in Izúcar de Matamoros
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About Izúcar de Matamoros
Izúcar de Matamoros is a city in Izúcar de Matamoros Municipality located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 41,042 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 69,413. The municipality has an area of 514.11 km2 (198.5 sq mi), and stands at 1100 m above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Izúcar de Matamoros (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Las Bocas
Monument and historic site · 16.9 km
Archaeological site in Mexico
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
parque amatitlanes 1
Park · 3.3 km
Parque muy visitado por turistas que llegan a la capilla de guadalupe
2 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship6
capilla de guadalupe
Church · 3.3 km
s/n carretera izucar de matamoros-cuautla, izucar de matamoros
History
Izúcar de Matamoros derives its name from the Náhuatl word Itzocan, which is composed of itztli, meaning "knife" or "flint," ohtli meaning "path," and -can. Therefore, it means "place of the flint path." Other interpretations suggest that it could mean "place of painted faces," or "place of obsidian" or "place where obsidian is worked." Itzocan was a notable altepetl inhabited by Nahuatl-speaking Nonoalca and ruled by a dynasty related to those of both Tenochtitlan and neighboring Huaquechula. The region around Itzocan was known as Coatlalpan, and the people as the Coatlalpaneca. Cotton was grown here, and there was a notable slave market. At some point, the town was conquered by the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs built a garrison here and made Itzocan subordinate to Tepeaca. Itzocan conducted wars against Piaxtla despite both being Aztec subjects. Mexican archaeologist Wigberto Jiménez-Moreno suggested that in addition to Nahuas, Mixtecs or Popoloca-speakers lived in the vicinity of Itzocan in the sixteenth century.
Izúcar de Matamoros was the site of the Mexican American War Skirmish at Matamoros on 23 November 1847.
The epicenter of the 2017 Puebla earthquake was about 6.0 km (3.7 mi) east of the city center.
From the History section of Izúcar de Matamoros on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare2
Map of Izúcar de Matamoros
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- San Juan Raboso 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Cholula 54 km north, about 54 min by car
- Puebla 56 km northeast, about 56 min by car
- Cuautla 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
- Huejotzingo 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tepoztlán 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Temixco 85 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Cuernavaca 89 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- UTIM. Izúcar de Matamoros, Pue. - panoramio (2), marvin_alacar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Las Bocas Olmec baby-face figurine (Bookgrrrl), Bookgrrrl (Aimee W), Public domain
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