Tizayuca
| Tizayuca | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality and town | ||
| ||
  Tizayuca Location in Mexico | ||
| Coordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W / 19.833°N 98.983°WCoordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W / 19.833°N 98.983°W | ||
| Country |
 Mexico | |
| State | Hidalgo | |
| Municipal seat | Tizayuca | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 100.22 km2 (38.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 100,563 | |
Tizayuca is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The city of Tizayuca is the municipal seat.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 92.5 km².
It is the only municipality in Hidalgo state that is officially part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 56,573.[1]
History
Tizayuca was originally a Pre-Columbian Nahua settlement in the Valley of Mexico.
References
- ↑ "Tizayuca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.