Janitzio

Janitzio is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 2,238 metres. Janitzio is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Also known as: “Colonia Janitzio”
  • Postal code: 15200

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canal del Norte metro station and Palacio de Lecumberri.

Metro station
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canal del Norte is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in the north of .

Public building
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of , , which now houses the General National Archive.

Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The , formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tlatelolco and Guadalupe Tepeyac.

Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Histórico of , centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Janitzio

Latitude
19.4475° or 19° 26′ 51″ north
Longitude
-99.11743° or 99° 7′ 3″ west
Elevation
2,238 metres (7,343 feet)
Open location code
76F2CVWM+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9041879216
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11561768
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In Other Languages

“Janitzio” goes by many names.

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