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Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico
Tlanalapa
Municipality and town
Coat of arms of TlanalapaCoat of arms
Tlanalapa is located in MexicoTlanalapaTlanalapaLocation in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°W / 19.817; -98.600
Country Mexico
State Hidalgo
Municipal seatTlanalapa
Area
 • Total156.7 km (60.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total8,062

Tlanalapa is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 156.7 km.

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 8,062.

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.

References

  1. "Tlanalapa". CityPopulation.de. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, México (web). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 53
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