Jaltenco is the municipality located in Zumpango Region, a small municipality in this region, covers an area of 4.7 km², this territory is in the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Mexico.

The municipality is located at a northern pass leading out of the Valley of Mexico to 60 kilometers north of Mexico City and about 200 km northeast of the state capital of Toluca.

The location of the municipality is north of Mexico City, and is located in the low extreme geographical coordinates of Greenwich, north latitude 19º45'23" minimum, 19º46'28" maximum, west longitude 99°05'30" minimum, 99°06'35" maximum.

90% of Jaltenco municipality is urbanized; all territory is plane lands, live here small mammals as mouse, rabbit, bat and gopher, birds as sparrow.

The flora is century plants, prickly pears, chollas and others.