Huichapan

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
Municipality and town
Huichapan is located in Mexico
Huichapan
Huichapan
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°22′24″N 99°38′56″W
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatHuichapan
Area
  Total668.1 km2 (258.0 sq mi)

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 39,734.[1] In 2017 there were 425 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[2] primarily Otomí del Valle del Mezquital[3]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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 Huichapan.pdf the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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