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volcano and its Area of Influence covers a surface area of approximately 28,319,253 hectares (109,341.25 sq mi) involving 34 municipalities in three states, namely: Ixtapaluca, Tlalmanalco, Cocotitlán, Temamatla, Tenango del Aire, Ayapango, Amecameca, Ozumba, Tepetlixpa, Atlautla and
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The transition zone is the only part with human settlements, including 31,480 inhabitants and land given over to farming, stock-raising, forestry, harvesting or other uses. The Ecological Planning Programme for
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The altitude of Los Volcanes varies between 2,589 metres (8,494 ft) above sea level and 5,452 metres (17,887 ft) above sea level. There is a very marked
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gradient deriving from the variations in altitude, favoring enormous specific wealth and the presence of endemic species. Its diverse ecosystems consist of the
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Within the reserve, the core zone comes under federal jurisdiction, the buffer zone under each State’s land planning and a combination of
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of south-central Mexico. The 171,774.4 hectares (663.225 sq mi) reserve surrounds the volcanoes of
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This article is about the UNESCO reserve in Mexico. For the national park in El Salvador, see
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and slopes) are of volcanic origin with a predomination of
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19°33′34.920″N 98°39′32.760″W / 19.55970000°N 98.65910000°W / 19.55970000; -98.65910000
Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park
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Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests

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