Map of Tlaxcala, Mexico

Tlaxcala is the administrative centre of Tlaxcala, Mexico, with a population of about 84,670. It lies at 19.3191°N, 98.1998°W. Tlaxcala is about 98 km (61 mi) east of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santa Ana Chiautempan, 2 km to the southeast.

Tlaxcala at a glance

Where is Tlaxcala?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 58 min on the shortest day to 13 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tlaxcala

• Santa Ana Chiautempan — 2 km southeast
• Apizaco — 12 km northeast
• Zacatelco — 12 km south
• Villa Vicente Guerrero — 22 km south
• San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida — 25 km west
• Huamantla — 29 km east
• Cholula — 30 km south
• Puebla — 31 km south
• San Andrés Cholula — 31 km south
• San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo — 33 km south

Largest cities in Tlaxcala

• Villa Vicente Guerrero — 60,001
• Huamantla — 51,996
• Apizaco — 49,506
• Santa Ana Chiautempan — 48,030
• Zacatelco — 42,150
• Calpulalpan — 33,263

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.