Zacualtipan
Zacualtipan (formally: Zacualtipan de Ángeles ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km².
Zacualtipan de Ángeles | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 | |
 Glyph and coat of arms | |
  Zacualtipan de Ángeles Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Zacualtipan de Ángeles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 25,987 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,987.[1]
History
The town of Zacualtipan was the site of the Action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican American War.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Zacualtipan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22 (72) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20 (68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6 (43) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
30 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
66 (2.6) |
200 (7.8) |
210 (8.1) |
200 (8) |
370 (14.4) |
210 (8.2) |
89 (3.5) |
38 (1.5) |
1,530 (60.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Zacualtipan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, History of the Mexican War, Church News Publishing Company, Washington D. C., 1892, pp.532-535
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacualtipan, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.