Xicotepec | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Xicotepec de Juárez | |
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 Seal | |
 Location of the municipality in Puebla | |
| Coordinates: 20°18′00″N 97°58′00″O | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Guadalupe Vargas Vargas (2018-2021)[2] |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 80,591[1] |
| • Town | 41,455 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 764 |
Xicotepec (inNahuatl: xico; tepetl, 'jicote or bumblebee; hill' 'Hill of jicotes'') is one of the217 municipalities that make up theMexican state ofPuebla in central-easternMexico.[3] It is located within theSierra Norte de Puebla and belongs to thefirst region of the state. Its head is the city of Xicotepec de Juárez, which has been recognized by the Mexico'sSecretary of Tourism as one of the 121pueblos mágicos (magical towns) in the country since 2012.
It is said that the first expeditionaries of this place were theOlmecs, who found on these lands a depression that seemed adequate to raise their ceremonial center; torrential rains, its special topography, the confluence of two rivers and dense vegetation made it the ideal place to live.
AHuastec warrior namedCuextécatl fought and expelled the Olmecs, withdrawing them to the coast, thus the Huastecs took possession of the place. This place gained importance and was categorized as ceremonial center, which came to satisfy the religious needs of the inhabitants of a vast region, fromTeotihuacan to the coast of theGulf of Mexico, and also encouraged the emergence of human settlements in the area, allowing the confluence of various ethnic groups.
Other versions indicate that the first inhabitants established within the region wereOtomi groups, which settled approximately in 300 B.C.E. Later, during the 5th century, these lands were inhabited byTotonac settlers fromEl Tajín.
Towards the year 1120, the region was conquered byHuemac, ruler of theToltec people, which makes it a manor, five months laterChichimec tribes appropriated the place, remaining for more than forty years, until it was reconquered byMetlaltoyuca in 1162.
Approximately in 1325 theAcolhua tribe, led byTlachotla, invaded the territory and integrated it into their manor.
In 1432 the territory was tributary ofTexcoco.Nezahualcóyotl appointed the Xicotepec manor toQuetzalpatzin.
The glyph is an indigenous drawing from Nahuatl origin that shows two main figures; the green shape represents a hill, and on top of it a representation of a jicote.
It is necessary to clarify that the glyph is the graphic representation of the meaning name given to the city, therefore, it implies that Xicotepec is the hill of the jicotes (or bumblebees).
Villa Ávila Camacho, also known as La Ceiba, is a town that lies in the northeast of the municipality, on the banks of the Río San Marcos. Another nearby attraction is theTlaxcalantongo Falls, by the town of the same name.
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