Huichapan (Spanish pronunciation: [wiˈtʃapan]; Otomi: Nxamädo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 668.1 km2. Its name derives from the Classical Nahuatl Huēyichiyapan.
Huichapan | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Seal | |
  Huichapan  Huichapan | |
| Coordinates: 20°22′24″N 99°38′56″W / 20.37333°N 99.64889°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Huichapan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 668.1 km2 (258.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 47,425[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Area code | 761 |
| Website | huichapan.gob.mx |
In 2020, the municipality reported a total population of 47,425,[1] up from 39,734 in 2005.[2] In 2017 there were 425 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[3] primarily Otomí del Valle del Mezquital[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Huichapan: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Huichapan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- ^ "Información Estadística Básica: Carpeta Municipal Huichapan" (PDF). Sistema Integral de Información del Estado de Hidalgo. Secretaria de Planeación Desarrollo Regional Regional y Metropolitano. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Báez Cubero, Lourdes; Garret Ríos, Gabriela; Pérez González, David; Moreno Alcántara, Beatriz; Fierro Alonso, Ulises Julio; Hernández García, Milton Gabriel (2012). Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ed.). Los pueblos indígenas de Hidalgo: Atlas etnográfico (PDF) (Primera ed.). México, D.F; México. pp. 32–35. ISBN 978-607-484-357-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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