Coacalco de Berriozábal

Coacalco de Berriozábal (simply known as Coacalco) is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The municipality lies in the Greater Mexico City conurbation, north of Mexico City. The municipal seat is San Francisco Coacalco and the municipality is named after Felipe Berriozábal (1829–1900), a Mexican politician and military leader.

Coacalco de Berriozábal

At the house of the snake.

Coacalco
Town and municipality
Coacalco de Berriozábal
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Coacalco
Motto(s): 
Trabajo • Voluntad • Cercanía
Country Mexico
StateMexico
Founded850
Municipal status1862
Government
 • Municipal PresidentDarwin Eslava Gamiño (2019–2021)
Area
 • Municipality35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
 • Land31.95 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
 • Water3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,257 m (7,405 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Municipality293,444[1]
 • Seat
293,245[1]
 • Demonym
Coacalquense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
55700
Area code(s)55
Websitehttp://www.coacalco.gob.mx/

The word Coacalco comes from the Nahuatl coatl (snake), calli (home) and -co (at), meaning "at the house of the snake", a name that was first recorded in 1320.[2]

History

Coacalco de Berriozábal is part of the Valley of Mexico. It is located at the site of what was once the city-state of Xaltocan. Between 850 and 1521, the municipality was inhabited by Toltec people.[2] In the 18th and 19th centuries, the main economic activities were agriculture, husbandry and salt harvesting. On 12 February 1862, General Felipe Berriozábal, then-governor of the state, signed an order that declared Coacalco an independent municipality, ending a 343-year-old dependency of Ecatepec.[2]

Economy

The economy of Coacalco has changed since the 1970s. It switched from being primarily agricultural and rural to an urban industrial area. Since the 2000s, the municipality has become one of the principal commercial districts of the northern part of the metropolitan area.

Population
Increase of the population from the 1970s to the 2000s

Located next to Mexico City, Coacalco's population has increased by more than 200,000 since 1970. In 2005, the city had a population of 252,555 people;[3] by 2010, the population grew to 278,064 inhabitants.[4] As of 2015, the total population was 284,462 inhabitants.[5] By 2020, the total population soared to 293,444 inhabitants.[1]

In the 2005 Mexican Human Development Index (HDI) statistic, Coacalco was rated as the tenth best place to live in the country.[6]

Towns and villages

In 2010, the geographical subdivisions and their respective population were:[7]

Name Population
(2010)
Basurero Municipal (La Aurora) 99
Bosques de Coacalco 3
Propiedad Díaz 3
San Francisco Coacalco 277,959

Sister cities

The sister cities of Coacalco de Berriozábal are:

Notable people

Notable residents include:

References
  1. "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – México" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations - State of Mexico] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. p. 1. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico Coacalco" (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  3. "Población total, edad, edad mediana e índice de masculinidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  4. "División municipal. Estado de México" [Municipal division. State of Mexico] (in Spanish). INEGI. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "División municipal. Estado de México" [Municipal division. State of Mexico] (in Spanish). INEGI. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. "Los 10 mejores lugares para vivir" [The 10 best places to live] (in Spanish). Expansión. 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  7. "Diagnóstico Sociodemográfico del Municipio de Coacalco de Berriozábal" (PDF) (in Spanish). Consejo Estatal de Población del Estado de México. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. Arenas, José (2012). "Municipios hermanados". Diario Puntual (in Spanish). Coacalco de Berriozábal. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  9. "Gobierno de Coacalco refuerza lazos de amistad con Tangamandapio, Michoacán" (in Spanish). Government of Coacalco de Berriozábal. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. "Erik Alan Pimentel Benavides" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "Francisco Sierra". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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