Apulco, Zacatecas | |
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| Coordinates:21°23′N102°40′W / 21.383°N 102.667°W /21.383; -102.667 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Municipality | Apulco |
| Founded | 1541(Fray Antonio de Segovia) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martín Carvajal Mártinez |
| Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 1,453 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central(US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code | 99922 |
| Area code | 346 |
| Website | apulco |
Apulco is a city in theMexican state ofZacatecas.The city serves as the administrative center for the surroundingmunicipality of Apulco. Apulco had a 2005 census population of 1,453 people.[1]
TheNahuatl dictionary defines the word "Apoctli" (which people believe the name Apulco derived from) as smoke, water, water vapor.
The first inhabitants of what is now Apulco were theTecuexes who populated the area approximately in the 10th century. Later that area was inhabited by theCaxcan, which came from the Teuitlan Valley (nowMunicipality of Villanueva,Zacatecas), immediately a town arose which was known as Nochistlán, but they were expelled by its previous inhabitants, who later resided in the area due to the support of zacatecans and theHuachichil.
In the year of 1541, supported by theviceroy, Fray Antonio de Segovia moved forward with the Christian evangelization and built a chapel in favor ofSaint Peter, patron of the place. Apulco was declared a town in 1821.[2]
