Nezahualcóyotl is a municipio (municipality) of the State of México adjacent to the eastern fringe of Mexico's Federal District: it is thus part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Its municipal seat is Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl (or Ciudad Neza).

It was named after Nezahualcoyotl, the Aztec poet and king of nearby Texcoco, and was built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco. The name is Nahuatl and means "fasting coyote".

With a population of 1,255,000 in 2000, it is a sprawling, dusty expanse of low-income housing.

External links (in Spanish)

• Municipio de Nezahualcóyotl (municipal)
• Municipio de Nezahualcóyotl (state)
• Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Nezahualcóyotl

Cities in México State | Municipalities in State of México | Mexico City metropolitan area

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