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San Luis Taxhimay

México, Mexico · North America

About San Luis Taxhimay

San Luis Taxhimay is worth a stop: 10 minutes from San Luis Anáhuac (Toriles), 52km from Chapultepec Castle.

San Luis Taxhimay is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 2,145, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, San Luis Taxhimay sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add San Luis Taxhimay to your route.

About San Luis Taxhimay

Tepeji (officially: Tepeji del Río de Ocampo, for Melchor Ocampo) is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 393.4 km2 (151.9 sq mi). The town is known for its valley landscape, with natural attractions such as Lake Requena, a vast lake surrounded by tall

Read more hills. Tepeji del Rio has many industrial complexes with companies such as Beaver Manufacturing, Procter and Gamble, Kaltex, Arteche, Zaga, PPG and Pilgrims Pride. Amanali Country Club & Nautica has a golf course situated in the northern part of the town overlooking Lake Requena, along with associated residential areas. Plaza del Rio, Tepeji's main plaza, has most of the town's commercial outlets. The 2010 census reported that the municipality had a total population of 80,612, though the welcome road sign at the south entrance of Tepeji states a population of 100,000. In contrast to the rapid urbanization of central Mexico, Tepeji sits just outside the Mexico City Metropolitan area. The town is also known for being the birthplace of Mexican footballer Raúl Jiménez. As of 2024, Tepeji is governed by Tania Valdez Cuéllar, member of Morena.

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San Luis Taxhimay is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8397 latitude, -99.3986 longitude.

What is the population of San Luis Taxhimay?

San Luis Taxhimay has a population of approximately 2,145 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
2,145
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.8397, -99.3986

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from San Luis Taxhimay

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museo Nacional del Virreinato

A vast former Jesuit college at Tepotzotlán whose Church of San Francisco Javier holds Mexico's most overwhelming set of gilded Churrigueresque altarpieces: a wall-to-wall gold explosion, plus colonial art across the cloisters.

23 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.

49 km · about 55 min drive

restaurant

Pujol

Enrique Olvera's Polanco restaurant, where the signature mole madre is a black mole reheated for thousands of days and served as a single ring beside a fresh one. Two Michelin stars; book months ahead.

50 km · about 60 min drive

museum

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.

51 km · about 60 min drive

castle

Chapultepec Castle

A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.

52 km · about 60 min drive

landmark

Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)

One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.

53 km · about 60 min drive

cathedral

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.

53 km · about 60 min drive

restaurant

Casa de los Azulejos

An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.

53 km · about 60 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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