Metepec

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Metepec is a municipality and town in central Mexico renowned for its traditional pottery, especially the iconic "Tree of Life" sculptures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Metepec canonical 5
Metepec (town) 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionType municipality
country Mexico
countrySubdivision Estado de México
culturalIdentity Pueblo alfarero (potter town)
economySector commerce
handicrafts
services
hasArtisticTradition polychrome clay sculpture
religious-themed ceramics
hasCulturalHeritage artisanal pottery workshops
craft markets
hasFestival Feria del Alfeñique y del Árbol de la Vida
hasMunicipalSeat Metepec self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metepec (town)
hasSymbol Tree of Life
heritageStatus recognized Mexican pottery center
knownFor Tree of Life sculptures
ceramic arts
traditional pottery
language Spanish
locatedIn State of Mexico
Central Mexico
surface form: central Mexico
near Toluca
partOf Toluca metropolitan area
region Central Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
state State of Mexico
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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Estado de México contains Metepec
Huixquilucan borderedBy Metepec
Toluca Valley contains Metepec
Metepec hasMunicipalSeat Metepec self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Metepec (town)