- Huamantla, Tlaxcala
Huamantla is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name, located in the eastern part of the Mexican state of
Tlaxcala . It is the third-largest city in the state in population (afterVilla Vicente Guerrero andApizaco ), with a 2005 census population of 47,286. The city is the municipal seat of the municipality of Huamantla, which has an area of 354.34 km² (136.81 sq mi) and includes numerous outlying communities, the largest of which are Ignacio Zaragoza,San José Xicohténcatl , and Benito Juárez.Location
Huamantla stands at coord|19|18|N|97|55|W|, at a mean height of 2500 metres above sea level. It is located in the eastern portion of the state, on the northeastern flanks of the dormant
Matlalcueitl volcano , 40 km northeast of the city ofPuebla, Puebla (as the crow flies over the mountain) or 30 km east ofApizaco (along Mexican Federal Highway 136).History
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1847 :Battle of Huamantla , during the U.S. invasion of Mexico.Culture
Huamantla is a major centre for the raising of livestock for
bullfighting . The city is also home to the National Puppet Museum, and a major internationalpuppet ry festival is held there every August. The local annualEaster celebrations are also among the most colourful in the country, with traditional sawdust works of art laid down across many of the town's streets prior to the passage of the lively processions.Huamantla was named a "
Pueblo Mágico " in 2007.References
* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_tlaxcala Tlaxcala] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de MéxicoExternal links
* [http://www.huamantla.gob.mx/ Municipio de Huamantla] Official website
* [http://fotos.eluniversal.com.mx/fotogaleria/wfg.html?gal=2537 Photo gallery of sawdust art in the streets of Huamantla] "(El Universal)"
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