Azcapotzalco : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Azcapotzalco

Settlement type

Delegación

Country

Mexico

Federal entity

D.F.

Established

1928

Named for

Ancient Tepanec city

Government

Jefe delegacional

Enrique Vargas Anaya

Geography

Total Area

13 sq mi (33.6 km2)

Demography

Total Population

414711

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Postal codes

02000-02990

Area code

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Azcapotzalco ( , from Nahuatl Azcalli ant; Potzulli anthill; co place; literally, "In the place of the ant hills") is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Azcapotzalco is in the northwestern part of Mexico City. It was a town of its own until it was swallowed up by the burgeoning conurbation of Mexico City.

Today, Azcapotzalco is divided into many colonias (neighborhoods), including Nueva Santa María, Clavería, Electricistas, San Rafael, El Rosario, Villas de Azcapotzalco, El Recreo, Pro-Hogar, Ampliación San Pedro Xalpa, Obrero Popular and Santa Cruz Acayucan.