Tlanalapa
Tlanalapa is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 156.7 km².
Tlanalapa | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tlanalapa Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Tlanalapa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.7 km2 (60.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,662 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 8,662.[1]
History
This was the center of the Tlanalapan state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was a dependency of Otompa. By 1521 the area was taken over by the Spanish. During the colonial period it was part of Apa y Tepeapulco except for a short time around 1545 when it was the center of a separate jurisdiction.[2]
References
- "Tlanalapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 53
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