Tlanalapa
Tlanalapa | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Tlanalapa Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°WCoordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Tlanalapa |
Area | |
• Total | 156.7 km2 (60.5 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,062 |
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.
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 8,062.[1]
History[]
This was the center of the Tlanalapan state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was a dependency of . 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". CityPopulation.de. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, México (web). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 53
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