[1] The name Jantetelco comes from Nahuatl words meaning "hill of adobe buildings" and should be spelled Xamtetelko.
The village priest in 1811 was Mariano Matamoros, who joined José María Morelos in Izucar and during the Siege of Cuautla.
On October 12, 1874, the town was renamed Jantetelco de Matamoros by Governor Francisco Leyva.
[10] Fifteen people died in Axochiapan, Jantetelco, and Tepalcingo due to adulterated alcohol on Mother's Day.
[11] The state office of DIF sent food and water to vulnerable groups of people in eight municipalities including Jantetelco on May 26.
[14] Its main economic activities are agriculture (sorghum, corn, beans) and ranching (cattle, goats, poultry, and pigs).
Principal festivals are June 29, in honor of San Pedro Apóstol and December 13, the uprising of Father Mariano Matamoros.
[15] Its main economic activities are agriculture (sorghum, corn, beans) and ranching (cattle, goats, poultry, and pigs).
Tourism to the Chalcatzingo archaeological site and the sale of miniature cuescomates (traditional silos) are also important economic activities.
[2] San Antonio Esperanza is an agricultural (rice, sorghum, corn) and livestock raising (cattle, goats, poultry, and pigs) community.
[2] Jantetelco is located 18°42'30" North and 98°46'12" West at a height of 1,160 meters (3,810 feet) above sea level.
The municipality of Temoac is north, Axochiapan is south, Jonacatepec is west, and the State of Puebla is east.
[18] Vegetation in Jantetelco is mostly low deciduous forest of warm climate: Jacaranda, tabachín, casahuate, ceiba and bougainvillea.
Animals include raccoon, badger, skunk, armadillo, hare, common rabbit, coyote, mountain lion, weasel, cacomixtle, opossum, bat, chachalaca, magpie, buzzard, crow, and owl.