Zumpango Region


Zumpango is a region, located in the north of the State of Mexico in the country of the same name. It is also known as the Region XVI Zumpango and has seen major population growth. It has a surface area of 8.305 km² and occupies 12.8% of the state's territory. The seat of Zumpango Region is Zumpango de Ocampo city.
The region is dominated by a dry and moderate sub-humid climates and the reliefs fence with lomerios that part with the Eje Neovolcánico located at a northern pass leading out of the Valley of Mexico and Mezquital Valley, this territory was located inside old Aztec region named the Teotlalpan.
Agricultural production is very important to the region, and ranching and craftwork are also part of its development. This region is named by the people as Zumpangolandia.

Geography

The location of the region is in the north of the state of Mexico, and is located in the low extreme geographical coordinates of Greenwich, north latitude 19º50'23" minimum, 19º58'28" maximum, west longitude 99°04'30" minimum, 99°13'35" maximum.
The town of Zumpango de Ocampo, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following municipalities: Apaxco, Hueypoxtla, Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Tequixquiac,Tonanitla and Zumpango. The total region extends 96.37 and borders the regions of Ecatepec Region, Hueypoxtla, Tultitlán Region and the state of Hidalgo.

Hydrography

The Gran Canal de Desagüe is an artificial channel that crossing Tequixquiac, was named Xothé river in Otomi language, this channel connect with Tula river and Enthó dam. Other small rivers are Río Salado of Hueypoxtla, Treviño river and La Pila river, which connect with Gran Canal.
The municipal seat is in a small, elongated valley but most of the municipality is on a high mesa which transitions from the Valley of Mexico to the Mezquital Valley. The highest mountain in Tequixquiac is the Cerro Mesa Ahumada, it rises above sea level, on the border between the municipalities of Huehuetoca and Apaxco.
MunicipalityArea 2010Population 2005 CensusPopulation 2010 CensusPopulation density
Apaxco80.3425,73827,52142.1
Hueypoxtla246.9536,51239,86439.6
Jaltenco3.3026,35926,328113.7
Nextlalpan42.4922,50734,37441.3
Tequixquiac96.3728,03933,90782.04
Tonanitla17.108,08110,21641.3
Zumpango244.08127,988159,64741.3
Region XVI Zumpango2795.1275,224331,85756.5

Region municipalities

Government

Deputation

Local mayorTime
Raúl Domínguez Rex2006-2009
Daniel Parra Ángeles2009-2012
Enrique Mazutti Delgado2013-2015
Abel Domínguez Azuz2015-2018

Subdivition of Zumpango Region