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Municipality in Puebla, Mexico
Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality | |
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 Location of the municipality in Puebla | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 364.85 km (140.87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,882 |
| • Density | 120/km (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality is: a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.
The seat is Ciudad Serdán.
Etymology※
The name of the "municipality is of Nahuatl origin." And comes from the words chalchihuitl, meaning "turquoise," and xomulli, loosely translated as "hollow"/"nook".
References※
- ^ "-". 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.
- ^ 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
