Atlacomulco de Fabela

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Atlacomulco de Fabela
Mbado (in Otomi)
Municipal Seat
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Atlacomulco de Fabela
Coordinates: 20°5′54″N99°49′37″W / 20.09833°N 99.82694°W / 20.09833; -99.82694 Coordinates: 20°5′54″N99°49′37″W / 20.09833°N 99.82694°W / 20.09833; -99.82694
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Mexico
Municipality Atlacomulco
Elevation
2,596 m (8,517 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total22,774
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code (of seat)
50360 [1]
INEGI code1500140001

Atlacomulco de Fabela (Atlacomolco in Nahuatl, Mbado in Otomi and Mbaro in Mazahua) is a town and municipal seat of the Atlacomulco Municipality, State of Mexico in Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Aculco de Espinoza, Códigos postales, September 30, 2019.
  2. Atlacomulco de Fabela, Pueblos de América, October 3, 2019.