Tepeapulco

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
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.

See also

References

  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
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