Tecámac

For the BRT station, see Tecámac (Mexibús).

Tecámac is a municipality in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.34 km². The municipal seat lies in the town (locality) of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva. Its largest town, Ojo de Agua, with a population of 242,283 inhabitants, is the largest locality in Mexico that is not a municipal seat.

Tecámac
Town & Municipality
Clockwise, from top: Municipal palace, Universidad Tecnológica de Tecámac, San Pedro Xolox, Our Lady of Candelaria Parish Church, Auditorio Metropolitano de Tecámac, Tecámac Power Center
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Location of the municipality in Mexico State
Tecámac Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°42′47″N 98°58′06″W
Country	Mexico
State	State of Mexico
Region	Ecatepec Region
Metro area	Greater Mexico City
Municipal Status	September 12, 1825[1]
Municipal Seat	Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva
Government
• Type	Ayuntamiento
• Municipal President	Rocío Díaz Montoya
Area
• Total	157.34 km2 (60.75 sq mi)
• Land	157.34 km2 (60.75 sq mi)
• Water	0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation	2,260 m (7,410 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	547,500
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code (of seat)	55740
Area code	55
Demonym	Tecamaquense
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

As of the 2020 census, the municipality had a total population of 547,500, with most people residing in Ojo de Agua.

Geography

Urban park in Ojo de Agua, Tecámac.

The town of Tecámac de Villanueva, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Ozumbilla, Santa María Ajoloapan, San Lucas Xolox, Los Reyes Acozac and Ojo de Agua. The total municipality extends 157.34 km² and borders with the municipalities of Zumpango, Temascalapa, Tonanitla, Teotihuacán and Ecatepec de Morelos.

Infrastructure

Felipe Ángeles International Airport is located within the municipalities Zumpango and Tecámac.

Tecámac Power Center is an important shopping destination for Tecámac and surrounding municipalities, 812,000 square feet (75,400 m²) in area, anchored by Cinépolis cinemas, FunCentral (entertainment area), Home Depot, Sam's Club, Suburbia, and Walmart.^[2][3]

Politics

Mayor	Time
Aaron Urbina Bedolla	2012–2015
Rocío Díaz Montoya	2016–

Demography

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:^[4]

Populated place	2010 Census Population
Ojo de Agua	242,283
San Martín Azcatepec	35,390
Los Reyes Acozac	21,910
Santa María Ajoloapan	17,784
Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva	15,911
San Lucas Xolox	20,478
Fraccionamiento Social Progresivo Santo Tomás Chiconautla	15,061
Total Municipality	364,590