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Industry accounts for about eighty percent of the economy and is mostly based on the outskirts of the city as well as in some surrounding municipalities. Main products include basic metals, chemicals, electrical items and textiles. The main employers are Hylsa and the
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1257:San Sebastián Tlacotepec
1252:San Salvador Huixcolotla
1237:San Pedro Yeloixtlahuaca
1217:San Nicolás Buenos Aires
225:, Amozoc, Cuauthinchán,
1282:Santo Tomás Hueyotlipan
1202:San Matías Tlalancaleca
1162:San Jerónimo Xayacatlán
1157:San Jerónimo Tecuanipan
1137:San Felipe Teotlalcingo
1542:Xochitlán Todos Santos
1477:Totoltepec de Guerrero
1012:Mazapiltepec de Juárez
852:General Felipe Angeles
757:Chalchicomula de Sesma
747:Cuetzalan del Progreso
1342:Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo
1267:Santa Inés Ahuatempan
1247:San Salvador el Verde
1197:San Martín Totoltepec
1192:San Martín Texmelucan
937:Ixcamilpa de Guerrero
187:Central Daylight Time
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1242:San Salvador el Seco
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1112:Rafael Lara Grajales
902:Huehuetlán el Grande
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957:Izúcar de Matamoros
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897:Huehuetlán el Chico
244:World Heritage Site
196:Puebla Municipality
23:Puebla Municipality
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1127:San Antonio Cañada
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862:Guadalupe Victoria
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274:(Pinus montezumae)
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1597:Zinacatepec
1592:Zihuateutla
1562:Zacapoaxtla
1552:Yehualtepec
1532:Xochiltepec
1527:Xochiapulco
1437:Tlanepantla
1432:Tlaltenango
1422:Tlachichuca
1362:Tepetzintla
1352:Tepemaxalco
1312:Tehuitzingo
1087:Petlalcingo
942:Ixcaquixtla
922:Hueytlalpan
917:Hueytamalco
907:Huejotzingo
877:Huaquechula
782:Chichiquila
772:Chiautzingo
732:Cuautinchán
667:Camocuautla
642:Atzitzintla
627:Atoyatempan
562:Ahuazotepec
323:, nuts and
250:Environment
206:in eastern
1668:Categories
1641:98°12′22″W
1638:19°02′29″N
1602:Zongozotla
1572:Zapotitlán
1522:Xiutetelco
1467:Tochimilco
1322:Teopantlán
1317:Tenampulco
1302:Tecomatlán
1107:Quimixtlán
817:Chilchotla
802:Chignautla
727:Cuautempan
712:Coyomeapan
552:Ahuacatlán
440:2009-10-21
405:2009-10-21
374:January 4,
347:References
295:Sacred Fir
223:Teopantlán
143:Population
1612:Zoquitlán
1607:Zoquiapan
1547:Yaonáhuac
1512:Xicotepec
1472:Tochtepec
1452:Tlapanalá
1447:Tlapacoya
1427:Tlahuapan
1397:Teziutlán
1357:Tepeojuma
1327:Teotlalco
1102:Quecholac
1072:Pahuatlán
1047:Nopalucan
1037:Nealtican
1032:Nauzontla
892:Huehuetla
857:Guadalupe
842:Esperanza
822:Chinantla
717:Coyotepec
707:Coxcatlán
702:Coronango
692:Cohetzala
687:Coatzingo
677:Caxhuacan
542:Acatzingo
515:(capital)
502:State of
157:Time zone
151:1,485,941
1582:Zaragoza
1567:Zacatlán
1557:Zacapala
1517:Xicotlán
1482:Tulcingo
1307:Tehuacán
1287:Soltepec
1082:Pantepec
1067:Oriental
1057:Ocoyucan
1052:Ocotepec
1022:Molcaxac
997:Lafragua
967:Jolalpan
912:Hueyapan
762:Chapulco
697:Cohuecán
682:Coatepec
662:Caltepec
602:Aquixtla
592:Amixtlán
587:Altepexi
582:Aljojuca
557:Ahuatlán
547:Acteopan
449:cite web
335:See also
267:holm oak
256:Malinche
1367:Tepexco
1347:Tepeaca
1092:Piaxtla
1062:Olintla
972:Jonotla
952:Ixtepec
837:Epatlán
787:Chietla
752:Cuyoaco
622:Atlixco
612:Atexcal
607:Atempan
572:Ajalpan
537:Acateno
532:Acajete
307:Economy
202:in the
90:Country
1587:Zautla
1462:Tlaxco
1442:Tlaola
1407:Tilapa
1097:Puebla
1027:Naupan
1017:Mixtla
1002:Libres
977:Jopala
962:Jalpan
657:Calpan
647:Axutla
632:Atzala
597:Amozoc
513:Puebla
504:Puebla
114:Puebla
102:Mexico
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872:Honey
807:Chila
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198:is a
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