Coyoacan, Mexico City
Alcaldia
Fountain depicting the drinking coyotes that gave the town its name at the Jardin Centenario
Coyoacan within Mexico City (CDMX)
Country	Mexico
Federal entity	Mexico City
Established	1928
Named for	Pre-Columbian city
Seat	Jardin Hidalgo No. 1 Col. Villa Coyoacan, C.P. 04000
Government
? Mayor	Manuel Negrete Arias ( PAN )
Area [1]
? Total	54.12 km 2 (20.90 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	2,256 m (7,402 ft)
Highest elevation	2,420 m (7,940 ft)
Population 2010 [2]
? Total	620,416
? Density	11,000/km 2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time )
Postal codes	04000?04980
Area code	55
HDI (2010)	0.932 Very High
Website	www .coyoacan .cdmx .gob .mx

Coyoacan ( US : / ? k ?? o? ? ? k ?ː n / KOY -oh-?- KAHN , ^{[3] [4]} Spanish:  [ko?oa?kan] ( listen ) ) is a municipality ( alcaldia ) of Mexico City . In 1928, the borough was created when the Federal District was divided into sixteen boroughs.

Coyoacan is a Sister City of Arlington County, Virginia , United States . It has also been a sister city of Clifden , County Galway , Ireland since 2012.

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