Toluca

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This article is about a city in Mexico. For the village in the U.S. state of Illinois see Toluca, Illinois.

Toluca (formally: Toluca de Lerdo) is the state capital of México State in central Mexico, located at 19°29′N 99°67′W. It is only a 45 minute drive west of Mexico City and 30 minutes from its fast-growing suburb, Santa Fe.

1 Toponymy
- 1.1 Meaning of the name
2 Geographical Information
3 Sport and culture
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Toponymy

[edit] Meaning of the name

The name Toluca is a hispanization of the Náhuatl "Tollocan", which means "Place of the God Tollotl". Its Náhuatl symbol was in use as the municipality symbol until 1979, when its Coat of Arms was created to replace it in official documents.

[edit] Geographical Information

In 2003, Toluca had an estimated population of about 475,000 people. The climate is cool, particularly at night, not surprising considering its altitude of 2,680 m (8,790 ft) above sea level. Toluca is an important industrial center, with automotive manufacturing from the most important firms like DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, General Motors, BMW, Mitsubishi and many other factories, It is also known as the Mexico's Detroit. It also has excellent educational facilities, including the Instituto Tecnologico de Toluca, the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, a campus of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and others. The municipality of Metepec adds another 450,000 to the population and directly borders the city of Toluca.