Ecatepec de Morelos

{{Redirect|Ecatepec|the metro station|Ecatepec metro station|the BRT station|Ecatepec (Mexibús)}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Ecatepec de Morelos |other_name = Ecatepec |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = City and municipality |total_type = Total | motto = {{force singular}} Autonomía, Unión, Trabajo (Autonomy, Union, Work)  |image_skyline = {{Photo montage | photo1a = Ecatepec (2025) 10.jpg{{!}}Skyline | photo2a = Museo Casa de Morelos 2013 02.JPG{{!}}Tecámac Power Center | photo2b = CECYT.jpg{{!}}Voca 3 | photo3a = Ecatepec Parque El Reloj.jpg{{!}}San Cristóbal Centro | photo3b = Mexicable 1.jpg{{!}}Mexicable | photo4a = Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de Ecatepec (2024) 2.jpg{{!}}Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral | size = 250 | spacing = 2 | color = white }} |image_caption = '''Clockwise, from top:''' Xalostoc, CECyT 3, Mexicable cable car, Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, San Cristóbal Centro, Casa de Morelos Museum |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Escudo de Ecatepec.svg |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = Mexico Estado de Mexico Ecatepec location map.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location of Ecatepec in the State of Mexico |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Mexico |pushpin_relief=y |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = 300px  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{MEX}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = State of Mexico |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = Metro area |subdivision_name3 = Greater Mexico City |subdivision_type4 = Region |subdivision_name4 = Ecatepec Region  |established_title = Municipal Status |established_date = 13 October 1877<ref name=csac>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecatepec.gob.mx/Bando%20municipal%20Ecatepec%202015.pdf |title= Bando Municipal de Ecatepec de Morelos 2015 |publisher= H. Ayuntamiento de Ecatepec de Morelos 2013-2015 |access-date= August 18, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232843/http://www.ecatepec.gob.mx/Bando%20municipal%20Ecatepec%202015.pdf |archive-date= September 23, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>  | seat_type = Municipal Seat | seat = San Cristóbal Centro | seat1_type = | seat1 = | parts_type = | parts =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = Ayuntamiento |leader_title = Municipal president |leader_name = Azucena Cisneros Coss (2025–2027) |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =156.2 |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 =0.00 |area_total_sq_mi =60.3 |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes =<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL|language=es|publisher=INEGI|access-date=2021-01-27|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126164521/https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/scitel/Default?ev=9|url-status=live}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 1,645,352 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = Seat |population_blank1 = 1,643,623 |population_blank2_title = Metro area |population_blank2 = 21,804,515 |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |population_rank = 9th in North America<br />3rd in Mexico  |timezone = CST |utc_offset = −6 |coordinates = {{coord|19|36|35|N|99|03|36|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}} |elevation_point = of seat |elevation_m = 2250 |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type = Postal code (of seat)  |postal_code = 55000 |area_code = 55 |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = Demonym |blank1_info = Ecatepequense |website ={{Official website|https://www.ecatepec.gob.mx}} {{in lang|es}} |footnotes = }}

'''Ecatepec''' ({{IPA|es|ekateˈpek|lang|EcatepecPronunciation.ogg}}), officially '''Ecatepec de Morelos''', is a municipality in the State of Mexico situated in the north of the Greater Mexico City urban area. The municipal seat is San Cristóbal Ecatepec.

The city of Ecatepec is co-extensive with the municipality, comprising 99% of the total population of 1,645,352.<ref name="census2020" /> It is Mexico's third most-populous municipality after Tijuana and the 16 boroughs of Mexico City.<ref name="census2020" /> It is also the most-populous suburb of Greater Mexico City.

The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl and means "windy hill" or "hill devoted to Ehecatl" (the wind god). It was also an alternative name for or invocation of the god Quetzalcoatl.<ref name="CitySite">{{cite web|url= http://www.ecatepec.com/historiaecatepec.htm|title= Historia de Ecatepec|website= Ecatepec.com|access-date= 2008-03-08|archive-date= 2020-10-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115317/http://www.ecatepec.com/historiaecatepec.htm/|url-status= dead}}</ref> "Morelos" refers to José María Morelos, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Saint Christopher is the city's patron saint, celebrated on July 25.<ref name="CitySite"/>

Ecatepec is served by the Mexico City metro, by the State of Mexico's Mexibús bus rapid transit lines, and by Mexicable aerial cable car lines.

Points of interest include the Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, several colonial era churches, and the Morelos Museum in Casa de los Virreyes.<ref name="CitySite"/> Mexico's busiest shopping center, Multiplaza Aragón, is also located in Ecatepec.<ref name=fane>{{Cite web |url=https://mx.fashionnetwork.com/news/Multiplaza-aragon-se-consagra-como-el-centro-comercial-mas-visitado-de-mexico-en-2018,1063204.html |title="Multiplaza Aragón se consagra como el centro comercial más visitado de Méxiso en 2018" ("Multiplaza Aragón is recognized as the busiest mall in Mexico in 2018"), Fashion Network (Mexico) |date=February 2019 |access-date=2022-07-19 |archive-date=2022-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719140002/https://mx.fashionnetwork.com/news/Multiplaza-aragon-se-consagra-como-el-centro-comercial-mas-visitado-de-mexico-en-2018,1063204.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography== The municipality is located north of Mexico City.<ref name="Tequixquiac municipality">{{cite web|url=http://www3.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/datos-geograficos/15/15033.pdf|title=Ecatepec de Morelos municipality|website=3.inegi.org.mx|access-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528160516/http://www3.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/mexicocifras/datos-geograficos/15/15033.pdf|archive-date=2016-05-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> San Cristóbal Ecatepec, the municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the communities of San Pedro Xoloxtoc, Tulpetlac, Chiconautla, Ciudad Azteca, and Villa de Aragón. It has an area of {{convert|156.2|km2|sqmi}}<ref name="Landarea">{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/default.aspx|title=México en cifras - Medio Ambenciente - Estado de México|date=January 2016|publisher=INEGI|language=es|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206190746/https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and borders the municipalities of Tlalnepantla de Baz, Tecámac, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Jaltenco, Acolman, Texcoco, Atenco, and Nezahualcóyotl and the Mexico City borough of Gustavo A. Madero.

The settlements in Ecatepec de Morelos are located in an elongated valley, spreading from the Valley of Mexico to Sierra de Guadalupe.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

===Flora and fauna=== Most of the local flora and fauna live in the Sierra de Guadalupe. Animals include small mammals, like mice, rabbits, gray squirrels, and gophers, and birds, such as ''cenzontles'' and sparrows. There are no large animals. The flora includes oyamel pines, oaks, ocote pines, century plants, prickly pears, and ''zacatón'' (mountain grass).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM15mexico/municipios/15033a.html|title=Estado de México - Ecatepec|website=Inafed.gob.mx|access-date=28 August 2017|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916211137/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM15mexico/municipios/15033a.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate=== Ecatepec has a oceanic climate (subtropical highland variety) (Köppen: ''Cwb'').

{{Weather box | width = auto | location = Ecatepec | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan mean C = 13.7 | Feb mean C = 15.6 | Mar mean C = 17.6 | Apr mean C = 19.3 | May mean C = 19.9 | Jun mean C = 18.9 | Jul mean C = 17.7 | Aug mean C = 17.6 | Sep mean C = 17.2 | Oct mean C = 16.3 | Nov mean C = 14.9 | Dec mean C = 13.9 | year mean C = | Jan high C = 21.4 | Feb high C = 23.6 | Mar high C = 25.4 | Apr high C = 26.6 | May high C = 27.0 | Jun high C = 25.0 | Jul high C = 23.7 | Aug high C = 23.6 | Sep high C = 22.9 | Oct high C = 22.7 | Nov high C = 22.4 | Dec high C = 21.6 | year high C = | Jan low C = 6.9 | Feb low C = 8.2 | Mar low C = 9.9 | Apr low C = 12.0 | May low C = 13.1 | Jun low C = 13.6 | Jul low C = 12.9 | Aug low C = 13.0 | Sep low C = 13.0 | Oct low C = 11.1 | Nov low C = 8.7 | Dec low C = 7.1 | year low C = | Jan precipitation mm = 10.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 10.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 11.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 17.9 | May precipitation mm = 30.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 130.3 | Jul precipitation mm = 161.6 | Aug precipitation mm = 168.2 | Sep precipitation mm = 164.9 | Oct precipitation mm = 73.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 20.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 6.8 | year precipitation mm = | Jan humidity = 56.0 | Feb humidity = 49.9 | Mar humidity = 45.4 | Apr humidity = 45.4 | May humidity = 51.0 | Jun humidity = 62.9 | Jul humidity = 70.4 | Aug humidity = 71.3 | Sep humidity = 73.7 | Oct humidity = 70.5 | Nov humidity = 64.2 | Dec humidity = 58.7 | year humidity = | Jan sun = 253.4 | Feb sun = 250.5 | Mar sun = 285.2 | Apr sun = 295.2 | May sun = 297.7 | Jun sun = 254.4 | Jul sun = 257.2 | Aug sun = 256.9 | Sep sun = 225.8 | Oct sun = 240.0 | Nov sun = 237.7 | Dec sun = 253.6 | year sun = | source 1 = Weather.Directory<ref name="Weather.Directory"> {{cite web|url=https://weather.directory/mx/ecatepec |title= Ecatepec Weather & Climate Guide |access-date= 8 Sep 2025 |website= Weather.Directory}}</ref> }}

==History== ===Aztec Era=== [[Image:Ehecatepec.jpg|thumb|left|The glyph for Ecatepec. Its name is represented by a hill (''tepetl'') and the face of the wind god (''Ehecatl'').]] [[File:Matamoros, Morelos and Galeana.jpg|thumb|145px|left|Statues of Mariano Matamoros, José María Morelos, and Hermenegildo Galeana on the main square]] Remains of the earliest human habitation of the area have been found on the nearby ''Cerro de Ecatepec'' (Hill of Ecatepec). The area was settled by successive waves of Otomis; however, because of the later arrival of Toltec-Chichimecas that dominated the rest of the Valley of Mexico, the area eventually assimilated to the rest of the Valley, ending with its domination by the Aztec Empire.<ref name="EncMuc">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/mexico/mpios/15033a.htm |title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Mexico Ecatepec |access-date=2008-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031557/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/mexico/mpios/15033a.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ecatepec was an Aztec ''altepetl'', or city-state.

From 1428 to 1539, Ecatepec was ruled by a ''tlatoani'' ({{Plural form}} ''tlatoque''), or "speaker". The ''tlatoque'' of Ecatepec were closely related to the ruling dynasty of Tenochtitlan.<ref>''Explorations in ethnohistory: Indians of central Mexico in the sixteenth century'' by H. R. Harvey, Hanns J. Prem</ref> Notable ''tlatoque'' include:{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

*Chimalpilli I, grandson of Moctezuma I. *Tezozomoc, son of Chimalpopoca. *Matlaccohuatl, whose daughter Teotlalco married Moctezuma II. *Chimalpilli II, son of Ahuitzotl. *Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, grandson of Axayacatl, who was made tlatoani of Tenochtitlan by Antonio de Mendoza, viceroy of New Spain.

During the Aztec empire, the Mexicas used the town to control trade routes going north.<ref name="CitySite"/>

===Spanish rule and Independence=== Ecatepec was granted by Hernan Cortés, to Aztec princess Mariana Leonor Moctezuma as an encomienda (landed estate) in 1527.<ref name="Chipman">{{cite book |last1=Chipman |first1=Donald E. |title=Moctezuma's Children |date=2010 |publisher=University of Texas Press |location=Austin |isbn=9780292725973 |pages=69, 418 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/3032}}</ref> Ecatepec was considered a "''República de Indios''" (Indian Republic) in 1560, allowing it to maintain some autonomy and keeping the succession of tlatoanis or chiefs. However, in the first part of the 17th century this was changed to a mayorship, with the Spanish administrating, along with the communities of Zumpango and Xalostoc.<ref name="EncMuc"/>

National hero José María Morelos y Pavón was executed in Ecatepec in 1815 by the Spanish Army during the Mexican War of Independence. The house in which he was executed is now a museum, Museo Casa de Morelos.

The municipality was officially created on October 13, 1874.<ref name="CitySite"/> On October 1, 1877, San Cristóbal Ecatepec was declared a village and "de Morelos" was added to its name.<ref name="EncMuc"/>

===Contemporary events=== Ecatepec experienced exponential population growth from 1970, as a result of rural migration to the Valley of Mexico. The seat was declared a city on December 1, 1980,<ref name="CitySite"/> and, by 2010, it had become the most populated municipality in the country. Population growth has stagnated since then.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec is the newest in the country, erected on June 28, 1995, around the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Cathedral.<ref name="diocese">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/decat.html|title=Diocese of Ecatepec|publisher=Catholic Hierarchy|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010202051/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/decat.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 1995, the remains of a mammoth were found in Colonia Ejidos de San Cristóbal, where the ancient lakes of Xaltocan-Ecatepec and Texcoco came together and where the Aztecs build a dam to keep the fresh and salty waters separate. The bones were dated to around 10,500 BC.<ref name="EncMuc"/>

In February 2016, Pope Francis celebrated mass in the city in front of a crowd of 300,000. The Pope's message was one of encouragement and opposition to the violence and drug trade in the region.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/14/pope-francis-warns-mexico-city-crowd-against-dialogue-with-the-devil|title=Pope Francis warns Mexico City crowd against 'dialogue with the devil'|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 February 2016|access-date=17 December 2016|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115334/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/14/pope-francis-warns-mexico-city-crowd-against-dialogue-with-the-devil/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Politics== {{Expand section|date=March 2021}} {| class="wikitable" |- align=center style="background:#d8edff" !Mayor!!Time |- | Luis Fernando Vilchis Contreras || 2019–2024 |- | Indalecio Ríos Velázquez || 2016–2019 |}

==Demography== Almost all of the population (99.9%) of the municipality lives in San Cristóbal Ecatepec, the third most-populous city in Mexico. There are also three rural localities in the municipality.<ref name="census2020" /> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#000000; color:black;" ! '''Locality''' !! '''2020 Census Population''' |- | San Cristóbal Ecatepec || 1,643,623 |- | Mesa de los Leones || 1,043 |- | Tierra Blanca 2a Sección (Ejido Ecatepec) || 615 |- | Vista Hermosa || 71 |- style="background:#CFCFCF;" | '''Total Municipality''' || '''1,645,352''' |}

==Economy== Ecatepec is an industrial center. Manufacturing, commerce, and services are the main pillars of the economy.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ecatepec-de-morelos|title=Ecatepec de Morelos|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511065524/https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ecatepec-de-morelos|url-status=live}}</ref> Jumex has its headquarters in the city.<ref>"[http://www.jumex.com/index.php/es/contacto Contacto] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209192807/http://www.jumex.com/index.php/es/contacto |date=2014-02-09 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131228181508/http://www.jumex.com/index.php/es/contact Archive]). Jumex. Retrieved on May 27, 2014. "Antigua Carretera Mexico Pachuca, Km 12.5 Xalostoc Estado De Mexico, CP 55340"</ref><ref>"[http://www.jumex.com/privacidad.html Aviso de privacidad]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140209195505/http://www.jumex.com/privacidad.html Archive]). Jumex. Retrieved on May 27, 2014. "[...]GRUPO JUMEX, S.A. de C.V., con domicilio en Carretera México-Pachuca KM 12.5, Colonia Rústica Xalostoc, Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México, C.P. 55340, México"</ref>

Two regional shopping malls, Plaza Las Américas and Multiplaza Aragón (Mexico's busiest as of 2018),<ref name=fane/> both with multiple hypermarket and department store anchors, are located in Ecatepec.

== Infrastructure == Ecatepec, due to its population density, is one of the municipalities with the highest levels of infrastructure in the State of Mexico.

=== Roads === Ecatepec is a necessary path from Mexico City towards several other states in Mexico, such as Hidalgo. Its principal regional roadways are:

* ''Vía Morelos''. A continuation of Avenida Centenario, it starts on the border with the ''alcaldía'' of Gustavo A. Madero and the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz. The road crosses several important industrial zones of Ecatepec, such as Xalostoc, Santa Calra, Tulpetlac, and San Andrés. Several factories are found on the road, such as those of Jumex, La Costeña, and Agromit. The road ends at the beginning of the Highway to Pachuca, or Avenida Nacional, at the colony of Venta de Carpio, Ecatepec. * ''Avenida Nacional''. The road begins on the bridge of El Arte, and ends around Avenida Palomas. It connects with Avenida Hank González and connects with the México-Tepexpan and Los Reyes Lechería Highways. The avenue continues until the limits of Ecatepec with Tecámac. * ''Avenida Central''. Also known as Avenida Central Carlos Hank González, it begins on the borders with Gustavo A. Madero. It is the continuation of Avenida Oceanía and Avenida 608. The road crosses Aragón from the Bosque de Aragón, through the colonies of San Juan de Aragón, all the sections of Valle de Aragón, Melchor Múzquiz, Fuentes de Aragón, Jardines de Aragón, and Rinconada de Aragón. Avenida Central continues after Aragón, crossing the following colonies of Ecatepec: Ciudad Azteca, Río de Luz, Industrias, Progreso de la Unión, Alfredo del Mazo, Valle de Ecatepec, Juan de la Barrera, Las Américas, Jardínes de Morelos, and 19 de Septiembre, and ends at the Venta de Carpio colony after crossing the Central de Abastos of Ecatepec, to which it owes the name "Central". Line B of the Mexico City Metro System and the first line of Mexibus run along this avenue. The Avenue is also a part of the Eje Troncal Metropolitano, which connects the south of the metropolitan area of Mexico City (Xochimilco) with the northern part (Ecatepec). Due to its extension, this roadway is often the site of several news reports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Hank report – Noticias Carlos Hank |url=https://carloshankreport.com/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=carloshankreport.com |archive-date=2023-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717023616/https://carloshankreport.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''Avenida R-1'' (or Vía ''Adolfo López Mateos''). The avenue begins at the border with Gustavo A. Madero. Avenida R-1 is the continuation of Avenida León de los Aldama, and it crosses several industrial and residential zones. It concludes at the connection with Avenida Central. * ''Anillo Periférico Oriente'' (or ''Boulevard Río de los Remedios''). This roadway marks the southern limit of Ecatepec with Gustavo A. Madero and with the municipality of Nezahualcoyotl, and it is of great importance for the communication of Ecatepec and Mexico City. * ''Autopista México-Pachuca''. This highway begins in Mexico City, but has an exit at San Cristobal Ecatepec and the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense to exit around Los Héroes on the Lechería-Texcoco Highway. It also has a branch that heads to the archeological site of the Teotihuacan pyramids. * ''Avenida 30-30'' (or ''Avenida Revolución''). This avenue is located in the San Cristobal colony of Ecatepec. It begins with a connection from Vía Morelos. The avenue is known for its 30-30 esplanade, where several bands have performed. This roadway connects with Vía José lópez Portillo, which leads towards Coacalco de Berriozábal, Tultitlán and Cuautitlán Izcalli. The official name of the roadway is Avenida Revolución, but it is popularly known as Avenida 30-30 due to a hardware store named "30-30", which was the site of a public transportation stop. * ''Autopista Circuito Exterior Mexiquense''. Although the highway begins at the limits of Ecatepec with Anillo Periférico, it also has two exits towards Avenida Central, within the colony of Las Américas. It is frequently used to avoid traffic in Avenida Central during rush hour.

=== Transportation === [[File:Metro Ciudad Azteca (2023) 1.jpg|thumbnail|Ciudad Azteca metro ''(left)'' and Mexibús BRT stations]] [[File:Santa Clara (Mexicable) 6.jpg|thumb|right|Santa Clara Mexicable station]] Ecatepec is served by Line B of the Mexico City Metro system, including the stations of Muzquiz, Ecatepec (a.k.a. Tecnológico), Olímpica, Plaza Aragón, and Ciudad Azteca.<ref name="metro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=135|title=Ecatepec|website=Metro.df.gob.mx|language=es|access-date=6 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825150158/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=135|archive-date=25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="archambault">{{Cite web|last=Archambault|first=Richard|url=http://mexicometro.org/metro/lineb/ecatepec/|title=Ecatepec » Mexico City Metro System|website=Mexicometro.org|access-date=6 August 2011|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115340/https://mexicometro.org/metro/metro-line-b/ecatepec//|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mexibús bus rapid transit serving the State of Mexico serves Ecatepec with: *Line I Ciudad Azteca – Ojo de Agua – Felipe Ángeles International Airport *Line II Las Américas – La Quebrada *Line IV Indios Verdes – Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario (Tecamac)

In 2016, a new form of public transportation started serving Ecatepec residents: Mexicable, an aerial cable car whose main purpose is to help residents get around faster (as opposed to being a tourist attraction), especially in areas with numerous hills and valleys without adequate bridges and viaducts. Mexicable Line 1, the first cable car built in Mexico as a form of public transportation, has 190 cars traveling a length of almost 5 kilometers (3 miles); it takes about 17 minutes to ride along the entire line.<ref>{{cite news|title=President inaugurates cable car system|url=http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/president-inaugurates-cable-car-system/|newspaper=Mexico News Daily|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115346/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/president-inaugurates-cable-car-system//|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 1 connects Santa Clara with La Cañada via Hank González station. At Hank González station Mexicable Line 2 runs to Indios Verdes, a main hub for bus rapid transit (Metrobús and Mexibús), city bus, ''pesero'' minibus, metro, and regional buses.

Ecatepec is located on Fed 85, the Mexico City–Pachuca highway, Fed 57/Fed 57D (Circuito Exterior Mexiquense), and Fed 132 (Ecatepec–Teotihuacán highway).

==Sister cities== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! City !! State !! Country !! Reference |- | Caracas || Miranda || {{VEN}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multilingualarchive.com/ma/enwiki/es/Caracas#Sister_cities|title=The Medical Blog|website=Multilingualarchive.com|access-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211082657/http://www.multilingualarchive.com/ma/enwiki/es/Caracas#Sister_cities|archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref> |- | Cuautla || {{flag|Morelos}} || {{MEX}} || |- | Guadalupe || {{flag|Zacatecas}} || {{MEX}} || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guadalupe-zacatecas.gob.mx/index.php/component/k2/item/76 |title=Municipio de Guadalupe, Zacatecas - Ciudades Hermanas |access-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429194707/http://www.guadalupe-zacatecas.gob.mx/index.php/component/k2/item/76 |archive-date=2012-04-29 }}</ref> |- | Guangzhou || Guangdong || {{CHN}} || |- | Namyangju || Gyeonggi-do || {{KOR}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n847140.htm|title=Organización Editorial Mexicana|website=Oem.com.mx|access-date=28 August 2017|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115357/https://www.oem.com.mx/oem//|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | San Jose || San Jose Province || {{CRC}} ||<ref name=sanjosecr>{{cite web|title=Convenios Nacionales e Internacionales|url=https://www.msj.go.cr/MSJ/DatosAbiertos/SitePages/convenios.aspx?RootFolder=/MSJ/DatosAbiertos/Convenios/Convenios+Internacionales&FolderCTID=0x0120008FA8511F9896704EA35AC70B261E688C&View=%7B6E0D3BF9-77C4-48A3-9417-E271281875B6%7D7|website=msj.go.cr|publisher=San José|language=es|access-date=2021-01-25|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210172710/https://www.msj.go.cr/MSJ/DatosAbiertos/SitePages/convenios.aspx?RootFolder=%2FMSJ%2FDatosAbiertos%2FConvenios%2FConvenios+Internacionales&FolderCTID=0x0120008FA8511F9896704EA35AC70B261E688C&View=%7B6E0D3BF9-77C4-48A3-9417-E271281875B6%7D7|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Guarulhos ||São Paulo || {{BRA}} ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Cooperação Internacional|url=https://www.guarulhos.sp.gov.br/index.php/cooperacao-internacional|website=guarulhos.sp.gov.br|publisher=Guarulhos|language=pt|access-date=2020-06-11|archive-date=2020-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611094036/https://www.guarulhos.sp.gov.br/index.php/cooperacao-internacional|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality}} * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecatepec.com Portal of Ecatepec de Morelos] * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.ecatepec.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento Constitucional de Ecatepec de Morelos] Official website

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