Yecapixtla

Yecapixtla, referred to locally as Yeca, is a historic town in the mountainous state of . It is best known for its huge 16th century monastery, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Town with 16,800 residents
  • Description: municipality in the State of Morelos, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Yacapitztla”, “Yecapixilac”, and “Yecapixtla Municipality”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlatlahucan.

Town
is a small colonial town in the mountains of the state of . It is popular among travelers interested in historical and cultural travel who come to visit the "16th century missions on the slopes of Popocatapetl", a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 7 km northwest of Yecapixtla.

Yecapixtla

Latitude
18.88153° or 18° 52′ 54″ north
Longitude
-98.86197° or 98° 51′ 43″ west
Population
16,800
Elevation
1,590 metres (5,217 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MX YZX
Open location code
76C3V4JQ+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6177365707
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3514278
Wiki­data ID
Q2732754
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Yecapixtla” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “conceyu de Yecapixtla”
  • Asturian: “Yecapixtla (conceyu de Méxicu)”
  • Asturian: “Yecapixtla (Morelos, Méxicu)”
  • Asturian: “Yecapixtla”
  • Basque: “Yecapixtla (udalerria)”
  • Basque: “Yecapixtla”
  • Catalan: “Yecapixtla”
  • Cebuano: “Yecapixtla”
  • Dutch: “Yecapixtla”
  • Esperanto: “Yecapixtla”
  • French: “Yecapixtla”
  • German: “Municipio Yecapixtla”
  • German: “Yecapixtla”
  • Italian: “Yecapixtla”
  • Japanese: “イェカピクストラ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yecapixtla”
  • Portuguese: “Yecapixtla”
  • Russian: “Екапистла”
  • Russian: “Екапихтла”
  • Serbian: “Општина Јекапистла”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Yecapixtla, Morelos”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Yecapixtla”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Yecapixtla”
  • Spanish: “Yecapixtla”
  • Swedish: “Yecapixtla”
  • Turkish: “Yecapixtla (belediye)”
  • Turkish: “Yecapixtla”
  • Urdu: “یے کاپیکسٹلا”
  • Vietnamese: “Yecapixtla”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Yecapixtla”

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