Aculco de Espinoza
Aculco de Espinoza or San Jerónimo Aculco (Acolco in Nahuatl and Ndamëje in Otomi) is a town and municipal seat of the Aculco Municipality, State of Mexico in Mexico.[4]
Aculco de Espinoza
Ndamëje (in Otomi) San Jerónmio Aculco | |
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Municipal Seat | |
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  Aculco de Espinoza | |
| Coordinates: 20°5′54″N 99°49′37″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Mexico |
| Municipality | Aculco |
| Elevation | 2,596 m (8,517 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,823[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 50360[3] |
| INEGI code | 1500030001 |
The town is located on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, trade were collectively added to the World Heritage List. In 2015, Aculco de Espinoza was declared a Pueblo Mágico by the Enrique Peña Nieto's government.[5]
Etymology
The name Acolco comes from Nahuatl language. It has been interpreted to mean “place where twist the river arms,” The arm is atl (water) and coltic (bent), de lastname “Espinoza” was added to the name by the municipality government of in 1954 in honor of Ignacio Espinosa, a Mexican philanthropist born in this town.[6]
Geography
Aculco de Espinoza lies in the north of the state of Mexico. The town of Aculco de Espinoza is the municipal seat and urban place most populated in the Aculco municipality. The town is divided in barrios (neighborhoods) and ejidos.
The River Ñadó is big river that crossing by Acolco de Espinoza and connect with natural rivers to its southeast is the state of Querétaro. This same cross the urban place, is using for irrigation growing lands.
The municipal seat is on a small hill named Bonxi, the most high point is Cerro El Ñadó (Ñado Mountain), a forest place on the west to Aculco de Espinoza.
Culture
San Jerome Parish and ex-convent is the monument most important at the town of Aculco de Espinoza, is a building with Baroque architecture.[7]
Cultural events
- February 2: Day of the Candelaria (Blessing of the Seeds)
- February 13: Anniversary of the Town's Foundation.
- March 3: Feast of the Holy Cross
- September 30: Town Fair, Feast of Patron Saint Saint Gerome.
- December 12: Procession of Our lady of Guadalupe
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2016). "Número de habitantes. Mexico".
- Aculco Municipality, SEDESOL, September 29, 2019.
- Aculco de Espinoza, Códigos postales, September 30, 2019.
- Aculco de Espinoza, Pueblos de América, September 30, 2019.
- Aculco de Espinoza, Gobierno del Estado de México, September 30, 2019.
- The names of Aculco, September 29, 2019.
- Tu vuaje, Aculco, September 30, 2019.
External links
- Aculco de Espinoza Website