Tlaxcala (city)

Tlaxcala
City
Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
Clockwise: Xicotencatl Theatre, Statue of Tlahuicole, City Hall and state government seat, a bell tower in Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, University Cultural Center of UATX, San José Parish, cityscape overview
Seal Coat of arms
Location of Tlaxcala within Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°18′45″N 98°14′24″W / 19.31250°N 98.24000°W / 19.31250; -98.24000
Country	Mexico
State	Tlaxcala
Municipality	Tlaxcala
Founded	3 October 1525
Municipal Status	1813
Government
• Municipal President	Jorge Corichi Fragoso
Elevation (of seat)	2,239 m (7,346 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	99,896
Demonym	Tlaxcalan
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Postal code (of seat)	90000
Area code	246
Website	capitaltlaxcala.gob.mx

Tlaxcala (UK: /tləˈskɑːlə, tlæˈ-/ tlə-SKAH-lə, tla-, US: /tlɑːˈ-/ tlah-, Spanish: [tla(ɣ)sˈkala] ^ⓘ), officially Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala and seat of the municipality of the same name. The city did not exist during the pre-Hispanic period but was laid out by the Spanish as a center of evangelization and governance after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The city was designated as a diocese but eventually lost that status to Puebla as its population declined. The city still has many of its old colonial structures, including the former Franciscan monastery, and newer civic structures like the Xicohtencatl Theatre.