Yecapixtla

Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla
Town and Municipality
	Facade of the San Juan Bautista Church
	Coat of arms
	Yecapixtla Location in Mexico Yecapixtla Yecapixtla (Mexico)
	Coordinates: 18°53′00″N 98°51′54″W / 18.88333°N 98.86500°W
Country	Mexico
State	Morelos
Founded	1520s (Spanish settlement)
Government
• Municipal President	Francisco Erik Sánchez Zavala; PAN
Area
• Municipality	192.33 km2 (74.26 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population (2005) Municipality
• Municipality	39,859
• Seat	14,524
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5:00
Postal code (of seat)	62820
Area code	731
Website	www.yecapixtla.gob.mx (in Spanish)

Yecapixtla (Nahuatl languages: Yecapixtlān Nahuatl pronunciation: [jekaˈpiʃt͡ɬaːn]) is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. Yecapixtla means, Land of men and women with sharp noses.^[2] The town is home to one of the monastery complexes associated with the Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl World Heritage Site. Yecapixtla is famously known for its tasty, high-quality beef, cecina (cured dry meat).

The population of the municipality is 52,651 according to the 2015 census.^[3] The town was hit hard by the September 19, 2017 Puebla earthquake, in which two people died and the church was damaged.^[4]^[5]

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^ "Yecapixtla". siglo.inafed.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/mor/poblacion/ (Dec 13, 2018)
^ https://la-saga.com/actual/asi-afecto-el-sismo/ (retrieved Dec 13, 2018)
^ https://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/avances/noticias/113372-reportes-rapidos-despues-del-sismo-de-7-1.html (Dec 17, 2018)

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[2] "Yecapixtla". siglo.inafed.gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] ttp://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/mor/poblacion/ (Dec 13, 2018)

[4] ttps://la-saga.com/actual/asi-afecto-el-sismo/ (retrieved Dec 13, 2018)

[launion.com.mx-5] ttps://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/avances/noticias/113372-reportes-rapidos-despues-del-sismo-de-7-1.html (Dec 17, 2018)

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