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Tlaxcala is the name of both a state of Mexico and of that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala .'' Tlaxcala ''«tlah SKAH lah»,'' is a State in Mexico , located to the east of Mexico City . Tlaxcala is bordered to the west by the State Of México , to the northwest by Hidalgo , and to the north, east, and south by Puebla . The state consists of 60 municipalities. It covers an area of 4,037 km² and is thus the smallest of Mexico's states. According to the 2000 census, Tlaxcala had a population of some 962,000 (51.2% female and 48.8% male). The state's main exports are Textile s, Chemical s, and Pharmaceutical s. The current governor is Héctor Ortiz Ortiz , representing a PAN/PT alliance. The state capital is the city of Tlaxcala , a small provincial center that reported a population of 73,184 in the 2000 census. The city was founded in 1520 by Hernán Cortés on the site of a pre-existing Native American settlement. It is located at 19.31° N, 98.24° W. Also in the state of Tlaxcala are the cities of Apizaco , Calpulapan , Chiautempan , Huamantla , and the Pre-Columbian ruins of Cacaxtla and Xochitécatl . Tlaxcala was an independent nation in Pre-Columbian times, never conquered by the Aztec s. The assistance of the Tlaxcaltecas was of instrumental importance to Hernán Cortés in his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th Century . The name "Tlaxcala" means "Place of Maize Corn Bread ". Municipalities Tlaxcala is subdivided into 60 municipalities ''( Municipios )''. See Municipalities Of Tlaxcala . External links
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