Tepeapulco is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central Mexico.The municipality covers an area of 239 km².

Tepeapulco
Municipality
Coat of arms of Tepeapulco
Tepeapulco is located in Hidalgo
Tepeapulco
Tepeapulco
Tepeapulco is located in Mexico
Tepeapulco
Tepeapulco
Coordinates: 19°47′08″N 98°33′06″W / 19.78556°N 98.55167°W / 19.78556; -98.55167
Country Mexico
State Hidalgo
Town1527
Municipality1824
Municipal seatCity of Tepeapulco
Government
 • BodyHonorable City Hall of Tepeapulco
 • Mayor or municipal presidentAlberto Franco (Institutional Revolutionary Party)
Area
 • Total239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total49,850
Postal code (C.P.)
43978
Area code791

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 49,850.[1]

During the Spanish colonial period it was part of the domain of the alcaldia mayor of Apa y Tepeapulco.[2] The parish of San Francisco Tepeapulco was established in 1527.

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References

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  1. ^ "Tepeapulco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 53