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City profile · Mexico · North America

Tehuacán

City population
248,716
#82
in Mexico
#3
in Puebla
#2,312
worldwide
Mexico CityTehuacán
18.464, -97.397 · 211 km from Mexico City
City population
248,716
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#82
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,312
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
0.2%
of the national population

About Tehuacán

Tehuacán is a city in Puebla, Mexico with a population of 248,716. It is the 82nd largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 2,312th largest worldwide. It lies 211 km from Mexico City.

Position in Mexico
#82of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Puebla
#3of 37
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 37
Distance to capital
to Mexico City
Elevation
1,643 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
18.464, -97.397
Record updated
2018-11-03
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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