Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality

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

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
  Density120.27/km2 (311.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

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