Tizayuca
Tizayuca is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The city of Tizayuca is the municipal seat.
Tizayuca | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Coordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W | |
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State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Tizayuca |
Area | |
• Total | 100.22 km2 (38.70 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 100,563 |
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
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Transfiguration of Jesus parish.
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Municipal palace of Tizayuca.
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.
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