Terrenate is a city, and the surrounding municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 of the same name, in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....

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It is situated in the highest part of the state, at 2,680 metres above sea level. "Terrenate" is a Nahuatl

Nahuatl

Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...

 name meaning "land the colour of masa

Masa

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" (maize dough).

Location

Terrenate is in the extreme northeast of the state, adjacent to the municipalities of:

to the west, Tetla de la Solidaridad

Tetla

-Location:National Highway 200 passes through Tetla. It is about 12 km south of Raigarh. The nearest airport is Raipur Airport, and the nearest railway station is at Raigarh....

, Emiliano Zapata, and Lázaro Cárdenas

to the south, Huamantla

Huamantla

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 and Xaloztoc

to the east, Altzayanca

to the north, Ixtacamaxtitlán in the neighbouring state of Puebla

Puebla

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Economy

Chiefly agricultural: crops and livestock. Little other industry or employment opportunities. Migration levels, particularly to the United States

United States

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, are high.

Towns

In 1996, what are now the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata and Lázaro Cárdenas, were split off from Terrenate when the state created 16 new municipalities.

In addition to the municipal seat, the municipality has another six towns and numerous hamlets.

• San Nicolás Terrenate
• Toluca de Guadalupe
• Nicolás Bravo
• Villareal
• El Capulín
• Guadalupe Victoria (Tepetates)
• Los Ameles del Rosario (Acolco)

Culture

The church of San Nicolás de Tolentino in the municipal seat dates from the 17th century.

External links

• http://www.terrenateonline.com