Apizaco
title: "Apizaco" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-tlaxcala", "municipality-seats-in-tlaxcala"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-tlaxcala" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apizaco" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Apizaco |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| nickname | |
| image_skyline | Apizaco1.jpg |
| image_caption | Top:Apizaco little steam locomotive machine (La Maquinita de Apizaco), Piedra House Museum, |
| image_seal | EscudodeApizaco.jpg |
| seal_size | 100px |
| image_map | MunicipiosdeTlaxcalaApizaco.jpg |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality in Tlaxcala. |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Mexico |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Tlaxcala |
| subdivision_type2 | Capital |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jorge Luis Vázquez Rodríguez |
| founder | William Lloyd |
| established_title | Foundation |
| established_date | March 01, 1866 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_total | 81,565 |
| timezone | Central Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | Central Daylight Time |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 |
| elevation_m | 2424 |
| population_demonym | Apizaquense |
| postal_code | 90300 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Apizaco is a city in Apizaco Municipality located near the geographic center of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala. Those seeking to reach the port of Veracruz by railroad from Mexico City must travel through Apizaco. The city began because of its location on this railroad.
Universities in Apizaco include the Technological Institute of Apizaco (Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco), and most recently, the University of the Valley of Tlaxcala (Universidad del Valle de Tlaxcala)
The city is the second in importance after the capital city, Tlaxcala. It is of major commercial and trade value to the state because it is halfway on the road between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.
The census of 2005 reported a population of 49,459 in the city of Apizaco, while the municipality had 73,097 inhabitants. The city is the second largest in the state in population, behind only Villa Vicente Guerrero. The municipality has an area of 56.83 km² (21.94 sq mi) and includes a small number of other communities, the largest of which are Santa Anita Huiloac, Santa María Texcalac, and San Luis Apizaquito.
Etymology
The city gets its name from the Nahuatl language words "ātl" (water), "pitzāhuac" (thin), and the suffix "co" (place), forming "Āpitzāco", or roughly "thin water place".
Geography
The city is located approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala.
Climate
The city's climate is temperate and arid. Temperature in the winter can fall below 0°C, and in the summer, it can reach in excess of 30°C.
|location = Apizaco (1951–2010) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C = 29.0 |Feb record high C = 33.0 |Mar record high C = 32.1 |Apr record high C = 34.0 |May record high C = 35.2 |Jun record high C = 33.0 |Jul record high C = 30.0 |Aug record high C = 32.0 |Sep record high C = 34.0 |Oct record high C = 33.0 |Nov record high C = 29.0 |Dec record high C = 28.0 |year record high C = 35.2 |Jan high C = 20.8 |Feb high C = 21.9 |Mar high C = 24.0 |Apr high C = 25.0 |May high C = 25.0 |Jun high C = 23.3 |Jul high C = 22.5 |Aug high C = 22.7 |Sep high C = 22.2 |Oct high C = 22.1 |Nov high C = 21.7 |Dec high C = 20.9 |year high C = 22.7 |Jan mean C = 10.7 |Feb mean C = 11.8 |Mar mean C = 13.9 |Apr mean C = 15.2 |May mean C = 15.8 |Jun mean C = 15.6 |Jul mean C = 15.0 |Aug mean C = 15.0 |Sep mean C = 14.9 |Oct mean C = 13.9 |Nov mean C = 12.5 |Dec mean C = 11.1 |year mean C = 13.8 |Jan low C = 0.6 |Feb low C = 1.8 |Mar low C = 3.7 |Apr low C = 5.3 |May low C = 6.6 |Jun low C = 8.0 |Jul low C = 7.4 |Aug low C = 7.2 |Sep low C = 7.5 |Oct low C = 5.6 |Nov low C = 3.2 |Dec low C = 1.4 |year low C = 4.9 |Jan record low C = -9.0 |Feb record low C = -8.0 |Mar record low C = -7.0 |Apr record low C = -5.0 |May record low C = -4.3 |Jun record low C = 1.0 |Jul record low C = 0.0 |Aug record low C = -1.0 |Sep record low C = -3.0 |Oct record low C = -7.0 |Nov record low C = -7.0 |Dec record low C = -9.0 |year record low C = -9.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 9.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 9.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 12.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 42.0 |May precipitation mm = 87.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 151.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 138.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 135.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 129.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 67.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 17.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 7.7 |year precipitation mm = 808.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.4 |Feb precipitation days = 1.7 |Mar precipitation days = 2.4 |Apr precipitation days = 6.6 |May precipitation days = 11.7 |Jun precipitation days = 15.6 |Jul precipitation days = 16.8 |Aug precipitation days = 16.1 |Sep precipitation days = 14.4 |Oct precipitation days = 7.7 |Nov precipitation days = 2.6 |Dec precipitation days = 1.5 |year precipitation days = 98.5 |source 1 = Servicio Meteorologico Nacional |url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL29002.TXT |title=Estado de Tlaxcala-Estacion: Apizaco |work=Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 |language=Spanish |publisher=Servicio Meteorologico Nacional |accessdate=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427170843/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL29002.TXT |archivedate=27 April 2015 |url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Max-Extr/00029/00029002.TXT |title=Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Apizaco 1928–2005 |publisher=Servicio Meteorológico Nacional |language=Spanish |accessdate=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427170854/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Max-Extr/00029/00029002.TXT |archivedate=27 April 2015 |date=April 2015
Transportation
Apizaco is close to Mexico City's proposed plan to make a new larger international airport near Apizaco to lessen the congested airspace. Ferrosur passes through Apizaco.
References
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