San Andrés Cholula (municipality)
San Andrés Cholula | |
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Municipality | |
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San Andrés Cholula San Andrés Cholula | |
| Coordinates: 19°03′N 98°18′W / 19.050°N 98.300°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Founded | 500-200 BCE |
| Municipal Status | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Karina Pérez Popoca |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,150 m (7,050 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• Municipality | 80,118 |
| • Urban area | 35,206 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
San Andrés Cholula is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla. It forms part of the Metropolitan area of Puebla, and as of 2011, it is the fastest-growing municipality that conforms the Metropolitan Area, partly because the presence of universities and the wealthiest neighborhoods (The "Angelópolis" Zone) are located in San Andrés Cholula. Along with San Pedro Cholula and Santa Isabel Cholula, it conforms the most ancient still inhabited city in the Americas, Cholula de Rivadabia.