La Asunción
La Asunción is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,243 metres. La Asunción is situated nearby to the neighborhood San José, as well as near Barrio San Ignacio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Barrio La Asunción” and “La Asuncion”
- Postal code: 09000
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iztapalapa metro station and Cerro de la Estrella metro station.
Iztapalapa metro station
Metro station
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iztapalapa is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. It is located on the Calzada Ermita Iztapalapa in the Colonia El Santuario neighborhood of Iztapalapa borough on the southeast side of the city.
Cerro de la Estrella metro station
Metro station
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerro de la Estrella is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city.
Atlalilco metro station
Railway stop
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atlalilco is a station along Line 8 and Line 12 of the metro of Mexico City. Atlalilco is a transfer station between the Line 12 and Line 8. Line 8 station is located on the Calzada Ermita Iztapalapa, while Line 12 station is located on Avenida Tláhuac, in the Colonia Santa Isabel Industrial neighbourhood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iztapalapa and Pueblo Culhuacán.
Iztapalapa
Photo: Pancho Cárdenas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iztapalapa is in the eastern part of Mexico City. It is a rough and tumble area that is the most populous borough in the city, as well as the poorest, and most crime-ridden.
Pueblo Culhuacán
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Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pueblo Culhuacán is an officially designated neighborhood of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, which used to be a major pre-Hispanic city. Ancient Culhuacán was founded around 600 CE and the site has been continuously occupied since. Pueblo Culhuacán is situated 3 km southwest of La Asunción.
Churubusco
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Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. It is a part of the borough of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli". Churubusco is situated 6 km west of La Asunción.
La Asunción
- Category: locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.36366° or 19° 21′ 49″ northLongitude
-99.09197° or 99° 5′ 31″ westElevation
2,243 metres (7,359 feet)Open location code
76F29W75+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5035854054OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11562244
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In Other Languages
“La Asunción” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “La Asunción”
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