Ciudad López Mateos

Ciudad López Mateos
Town
View of Atizapan
Ciudad López Mateos
Location in Mexico
Ciudad López Mateos
Ciudad López Mateos (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°33′40″N 99°14′49″W / 19.56111°N 99.24694°W / 19.56111; -99.24694
Country Mexico
State State of Mexico
RegionTlalnepantla
MunicipalityAtizapán de Zaragoza
Metro areaGreater Mexico City
Municipal StatusSeptember 3, 1874
Area
  Total
91.07 km2 (35.16 sq mi)
  Water0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,280 m (7,480 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census) 
  Total
489,937
  City
489,160
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code (of seat)
52975
Area code55
DemonymAtizapense
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Ciudad López Mateos (most commonly called "Atizapán") is a city in the State of Mexico, Mexico, and the municipal seat of the municipality called Atizapán de Zaragoza. The city was previously named San Francisco Atizapán, but the official name was changed after president Adolfo López Mateos, who was born in that town. However, the city is still commonly known as Atizapán. There were 489,160 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. It is the seventh-largest city in the state. It includes the upscale neighborhood Zona Esmeralda.

This was the hometown of Mexican president Adolfo López Mateos, and a mausoleum was built for his remains in downtown Atizapán de Zaragoza.