Zacatepec de Hidalgo

18,659 - 99.195Koordinaten: 18 ° 40 'N, 99 ° 12' W

Zacatepec de Hidalgo, originally and commonly only Zacatepec, is a small town with only 21,241 inhabitants ( 2005) and an eponymous district with a total of 33 527 inhabitants ( 2005) in the southwest of the Mexican state of Morelos.

The origin of the name

Hence the name Zacatepec is composed of the two words zacatl ( grass or pasture ) and tepetl (mountain ) of the Nahuatl language and means together as much as Grasberg mountain or pasture; a confirmation of the fertility of this region. Today's additional name of the city (but not the district ) was not awarded until later in honor of independence hero Miguel Hidalgo.

History

A constant occupation of the region can be traced back in 1690 and was due to the spot where many existing sugarcane plantations. The official founding of the church of Zacatepec, but was only on December 25, 1938.

Agriculture and Industry

Agricultural products are the main sources of income of the municipality. Thus, the sugar factory " Emiliano Zapata " is ( named after its founder, and not after the eponymous revolutionary who also lived in Morelos! ) One of the most actively traded in Mexico. The main products after sugarcane are rice, corn and beans. The livestock (cattle, pigs, goats and horses) is of high importance for the region.

Sports

The most important sports club in the city is the Club Social y Deportivo Zacatepec who could muster successful teams including in the sports of baseball and basketball. The most successful and famous he is, however, by its football team, a total of 27 seasons División 1951-1985 in La Liga, the top division in the Mexican football club, spent and in the 1950s even came to championship honors twice.