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Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality

Chalchicomula de Sesma
Coat of arms of Chalchicomula de Sesma
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Area
 • Total
364.85 km2 (140.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
43,882
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Chalchicomula de Sesma is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1]

The seat is Ciudad Serdán.

Etymology

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The name of the municipality is of Nahuatl origin and comes from the words chalchihuitl, meaning "turquoise," and xomulli, loosely translated as "hollow" or "nook".[2]

References

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  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. ^ de Molina, Alonso (1555). Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana (in Spanish). p. 161.

18°59′00″N 97°27′00″W / 18.9833°N 97.4500°W / 18.9833; -97.4500