Hueypoxtla

Hueypoxtla
town

Centre of Hueypoxtla

Seal
Country  Mexico
State State of Mexico
Area
 • Total 80.34 km2 (31.02 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,989
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town and municipal seat from Hueypoxtla Municipality in Mexico State, in Mexico. In 2010, this village had a total population of 3,989.[1]

History

Portales in Village of Hueypoxtla.

On December 4, 2013, cobalt-60 from a truck theft two days before 2 km away was recovered there, as well as the heavy truck itself; the decommissioned cobalt therapy machine had been en route to proper disposal.[2] Federal police and military units established an armed cordon approximately 50 meters around the radiation source in the empty lot where it had been abandoned.[3] Six people showing signs of possible radiation exposure from the orphan source were later detained.[4] It is not known whether the thieves wanted the truck (which included a crane), the cobalt-60, or both.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "División municipal. Hueypoxtla, Estado de México" [Municipal division. State of Mexico] (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25224304
  3. ↑ http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Mexico-plans-how-to-safely-box-up-recovered-cobalt-5036571.php
  4. ↑ http://www.krqe.com/news/international/6-detained-in-mexico-theft-of-radioactive-material_51916497
  5. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/americas/mexico-radiation-exposure.html?_r=0

Coordinates: 19°54′N 99°05′W / 19.900°N 99.083°W / 19.900; -99.083

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