Tecamachalco, Puebla

Tecamachalco
Municipality
Former convent of Tecamachalco, Puebla
Tecamachalco within Puebla
Coordinates: 18°52′N 97°43′W / 18.867°N 97.717°W / 18.867; -97.717
CountryMexico
StatePuebla
SeatTecamachalco
Government
 • Municipal presidentInés Saturnino López Ponce
Area
 • Total
218.15 km2 (84.23 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
60,000
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Tecamachalco is a municipality located in the state of Puebla, in central Mexico.

In prehispanic times, the language of Tecamachalco was Popoloca, though the elite likely spoke Nahuatl.