Tizayuca

Tizayuca is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The city of Tizayuca is the municipal seat.

Tizayuca
Municipality and town
Seal
Tizayuca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatTizayuca
Area
  Total100.22 km2 (38.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total100,563

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

Transfiguration of Jesus parish.
Municipal palace of Tizayuca.

Tizayuca was originally a Pre-Columbian Nahua settlement in the Valley of Mexico.

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References

  1. "Tizayuca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.


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