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Ecatepec de Morelos

1815 in New SpainAltepetlAztec sitesCities in MexicoEcatepec de Morelos
Mexico City metropolitan areaPopulated places in the State of MexicoTlatoque of Ecatepec
Museo Casa de Morelos 2013 02
Museo Casa de Morelos 2013 02

Ecatepec (Spanish: [ekateˈpek] (listen)), officially Ecatepec de Morelos, is a municipality in the State of Mexico. The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec. The city is practically co-extensive with the municipality, comprising 99% of the total municipal population of 1,645,352. It is Mexico's fourth most-populous municipality after Tijuana, León and Puebla, and the most populated suburb of Greater Mexico City. The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill" or "hill devoted to Ehecatl." It was also an alternative name or invocation to Quetzalcoatl. "Morelos" is the last name of José María Morelos, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Saint Christopher is the city's patron saint, celebrated on July 25.The Mexico City metro subway system extends into Ecatepec. Points of interest include the newest Catholic Cathedral in Mexico, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, several colonial era churches, and the Morelos Museum in "Casa de los Virreyes".

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Ecatepec de Morelos
Boulevard Insurgentes, Ecatepec de Morelos

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Boulevard Insurgentes
55020 Ecatepec de Morelos
State of Mexico, Mexico
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