Puebla (municipality)
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Puebla Municipality is a
The municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlán,
Municipal seat
The city of Puebla is the seat of the government for the 482 other communities in the municipality.[2] However, 94% of the municipality's population of 1,485,941 is in the city proper.[2] The historic center of the city of Puebla is a World Heritage Site.
Environment
Most of the municipality has been deforested, including the lower portions of the
The Sierra del Tentzon and higher elevations of Malinche volcano still conserve the
Animal life consists mostly of small mammals such as rabbits and skunks, as well as birds such as owls, buzzards and wild waterfowl.[3]
Economy
Some agriculture still takes place in the municipality but
Industry accounts for about eighty percent of the economy and is mostly based on the outskirts of the city as well as in some surrounding municipalities. Main products include basic metals, chemicals, electrical items and textiles. The main employers are Hylsa and the Volkswagen automotive plant. A growing sector is food processing. Many industries are consolidated into parks such as the 5 de Mayo Industrial Park, the Resurrección Industrial Zone and the Puebla 2000 Industrial Park.
See also
- List of municipal presidents of Puebla
References
- ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER)" [Principle results by community 2005] (in Spanish). Mexico City: INEGI. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ a b c d e Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (2005). "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México ESTADO DE PUEBLA PUEBLA" [Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico State of Puebla Puebla] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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