Coyoacán
territorial demarcation of the Mexico City, Mexico
Coyoacán (US: /ˌkɔɪoʊəˈkɑːn/ KOY-oh-ə-KAHN,[3][4] Spanish: [koʝoaˈkan] (
listen)) is a municipality (alcaldía) of Mexico City. In 1928, the borough was created when the Federal District was divided into sixteen boroughs.
Coyoacán, Mexico City | |
|---|---|
 Fountain depicting the drinking coyotes that gave the town its name at the Jardín Centenario | |
 Coyoacán within Mexico City (CDMX) | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Federal entity | Mexico City |
| Established | 1928 |
| Named for | Pre-Columbian city |
| Seat | Jardín Hidalgo No. 1 Col. Villa Coyoacán, C.P. 04000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Negrete Arias (PAN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.12 km2 (20.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,256 m (7,402 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,420 m (7,940 ft) |
| Population 2010 [2] | |
| • Total | 620,416 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal codes | 04000–04980 |
| Area code | 55 |
| HDI (2010) |  0.932 Very High |
| Website | www |
Coyoacán is a Sister City of Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It has also been a sister city of Clifden, County Galway, Ireland since 2012.
References
change- ↑ "Delegación Coyoacán" (PDF) (in Spanish). siege.df.gob.mx/ Sistema de Información Económica, Geográfica y Estadística]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ↑ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Coyoacán". Oxford Dictionaries US Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "Coyoacán". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
