Tlaxcala

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Tlaxcala
State
Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala (Spanish) Tlahtohcayotl Tlaxcallan (Nahuatl)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Cuna de la Nación (Cradle of the Nation)
Anthem: Himno a Tlaxcala
State of Tlaxcala within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°26′N 98°10′W / 19.433°N 98.167°W / 19.433; -98.167
Country	Mexico
Capital	Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
Largest City	San Pablo del Monte
Municipalities	60
Admission	December 9, 1856[1]
Order	22nd
Government
• Governor	Lorena Cuéllar (Morena)
• Senators[2]	Joel Molina Ramírez Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera Minerva Hernández Ramos
• Deputies[3]	Federal Deputies • Carlos Carreón Mejía • Adriana Dávila Fernández • Silvano Garay Ulloa • Claudia Pérez Rodríguez • José de la Luz Sosa Salinas • Rubén Terán Águila
Area
• Total	4,016 km2 (1,551 sq mi)
	Ranked 31st List of Mexican states by area
Highest elevation [4] (La Malinche)	4,420 m (14,500 ft)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	1,342,977
• Rank	28th
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Demonym	Tlaxcalan
GDP [6]
• Total	MXN 158 billion (US$7.8 billion) (2022)
• Per capita	(US$5,594) (2022)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
Postal code	90
Area code	Area codes 1 and 2 • 223 • 241 • 246 • 247 • 248 • 276 • 748 • 749
ISO 3166 code	MX-TLA
HDI	0.770 High Ranked 21nd
Website	Official Web Site

Tlaxcala (UK: /tləˈskɑːlə, tlæˈ-/ tlə-SKAH-lə, tla-, US: /tlɑːˈ-/ tlah-, Spanish: [tla(ɣ)sˈkala] ^ⓘ; from Nahuatl languages: Tlaxcallān [t͡ɬaʃˈkalːaːn] ^ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and the capital city is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl.

It is located in east-central Mexico, in the altiplano region, with the eastern portion dominated by the Sierra Madre Oriental.^[7] It is bordered by the states of Puebla to the north, east and south, México to the west and Hidalgo to the northwest. It is the smallest state of the republic, accounting for only 0.2% of the country's territory.^[7]

The state is named after its capital, Tlaxcala, which was also the name of the Pre-Columbian city and culture. The Tlaxcaltec people allied themselves with the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs, with concessions from the Spanish that allowed the territory to remain mostly intact throughout 300 years of colonial period.^[8] After Mexican Independence, Tlaxcala was declared a federal territory, until 1857 when it was admitted as a state of the federation.

Most of the state's economy is based on agriculture, light industry and tourism. The tourist industry is rooted in Tlaxcala's long history with major attractions being archeological sites such as Cacaxtla and colonial constructions in and around Tlaxcala City.^[9]