Tlaxcala is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 60 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the fifth least populated state with inhabitants and the second smallest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Tlaxcala are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens, and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection, and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population is Tlaxcala, with 99,896 residents (7.43% of the state total), while the smallest is San Lucas Tecopilco with 3,077 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Tlaxco which spans , and the smallest is San Lorenzo Axocomanitla with . In 1995, 16 municipalities were created, the most recent being Benito Juárez, which was established on October 9, 1995.
Municipalities
+ Name Municipal seat Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miAcuamanala AcuamanalaAmaxac Amaxac de GuerreroApetatitlán Apetatitlán Apizaco ApizacoAtlangatepecAtlangatepecAtltzayancaAtltzayancaBenito JuárezBenito JuárezCalpulalpan Calpulalpan Chiautempan Santa Ana ChiautempanContla Contla CuapiaxtlaCuapiaxtlaCuaxomulcoCuaxomulcoEl Carmen Tequexquitla Villa de El Carmen Tequexquitla Emiliano Zapata Emiliano ZapataEspañita Españita Huamantla HuamantlaHueyotlipan Hueyotlipan Ixtacuixtla Villa Mariano Matamoros Ixtenco Ixtenco La Magdalena Tlaltelulco La Magdalena Tlaltelulco Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro CárdenasMazatecochco MazatecochcoMuñoz MuñozNanacamilpa NanacamilpaNatívitas Natívitas Panotla Panotla Papalotla Papalotla San Damián Texóloc San Damián Texóloc San Francisco Tetlanohcan San Francisco Tetlanohcan San Jerónimo Zacualpan San Jerónimo Zacualpan San José Teacalco San José Teacalco San Juan HuactzincoSan Juan Huactzinco San Lorenzo AxocomanitlaSan Lorenzo Axocomanitla San Lucas Tecopilco San Lucas Tecopilco San Pablo del Monte San Pablo del MonteSanctórum SanctórumSanta Ana Nopalucan Santa Ana Nopalucan Santa Apolonia TeacalcoSanta Apolonia TeacalcoSanta Catarina Ayometla Santa Catarina Ayometla Santa Cruz QuilehtlaSanta Cruz QuilehtlaSanta Cruz Tlaxcala Santa Cruz Tlaxcala Santa Isabel XiloxoxtlaSanta Isabel XiloxoxtlaTenancingoTenancingoTeolocholcoTeolocholcoTepetitla Tepetitla Tepeyanco Tepeyanco TerrenateTerrenate TetlaTetlaTetlatlahuca Tetlatlahuca Tlaxcala Tlaxcala de XicohténcatlTlaxco TlaxcoTocatlán Tocatlán TotolacSan Juan TotolacTzompantepec Tzompantepec Xaloztoc Xaloztoc Xaltocan Xaltocan Xicohtzinco Xicohtzinco Yauhquemehcan Yauhquemehcan Zacatelco Zacatelco Zitlaltépec Zitlaltépec Tlaxcala — — Mexico — —
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