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Toluca

1. a city in S central Mexico, capital of Mexico state, at an altitude of 2640 m (8660 ft.). Pop.: 1 987 000 (2005 est.)
2. Nevado de a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft.)
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Toluca

 

a city in central Mexico and capital of the state of México. Population, 136,100 (1974). Toluca, a transportation center, has industries that serve the capital area. Among the city’s main branches of industry are automobile assembly, electrical engineering, chemicals, food processing, and textile manufacturing.

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