The ceety an municipality o Puebla (Spaingie pronunciation: ) is the caipital o the state o Puebla, an ane o the five maist important colonial ceeties in Mexico.
It is locatit tae the east o Mexico Ceety an wast o the port o Veracruz, on the main route atween the twa. The ceety wis foondit in 1531 in an aurie cawed Cuetlaxcoapan which means “where serpents change their skin.” This valley wis no populatit in the 16t century as in the pre-Hispanic period, this aurie wis primarily uised tae the “Flouer Wars” atween a number o populations. Due tae its history an airchitectural styles rangin frae Renaissance tae Mexican Baroque, the ceety wis named a Warld Heritage Steid in 1987. The ceety is an aa famous for mole poblano, chiles en nogada an Talavera pottery. Housomeivver, maist o its economy is based on industry.
Puebla de Zaragoza Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | |
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Toun & Municipality | |
Eik-name(s): The Reliquary o Americae, the Ceety o Angels, The Angelópolis | |
Location o Puebla athin the state | |
Location o the state athin Mexico | |
Coordinates: 19°02′43″N 98°11′51″W / 19.04528°N 98.19750°W 98°11′51″W / 19.04528°N 98.19750°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Puebla |
Municipality | Puebla |
Foondit | 1531 |
Municipal Status | 1821 |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal Preses | Eduardo Rivera Pérez |
Area | |
• Municipality | 534.32 km2 (206.30 sq mi) |
Elevation of seat | 2135 m (7,005 ft) |
Population (2010)Municipality | |
• Municipality | 1,539,819 |
• Metro | 2,668,347 |
• Demonym | Poblano |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code (of seat) | 72000 |
Area code(s) | 222 |
ISO 3166 code | MX-PUE |
GDP | 1.527 billion pesos |
Website | (in Spaingie) Official site |
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 416 |
Inscription | 1987 (11t Session) |
Puebla is twinned wi:
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