Chapulco

Chapulco
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Coordinates: 18°37′13″N 97°24′38″W / 18.62028°N 97.41056°W / 18.62028; -97.41056
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Chapulco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.

The name derives from Nahuatl Chiapolco. In the prehispanic period, Chapulco was an autonomous village-state inhabited by Popoloca-speakers.

References

  1. ↑ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ Gerhard, Peter (20 July 1972). A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain. Cambridge University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-521-08073-6.