Tetela del Volcán

Nome localeTetela del Volcán
PosizioneMorelos, México

Tetela del Volcán or simply Tetela, is a town and municipal seat of the municipality of Tetela del Volcán in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is located on the slopes of the volcano Popocatépetl. 18°57′48″N 99°15′12″W.

The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is notable for its sixteenth century Dominican ex-convent which together with a number of other early monasteries nearby in the area has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The municipality reported 20,698 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. Other towns in the municipality of Tetela del Volcán include Hueyapan, Xochicalco and Tlamimilulpan.

The toponym Tetela comes from Nahuatl and means "place of rocks". The Volcán referred to is, of course, Popocatépetl.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetela_del_Volcán

Coordinate 18°53'36.318" N -98°43'44.819" E

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