Alfajayucan

Alfajayucan (Otomi: Nxamti) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Alfajayucan. The municipality covers an area of 467.7 km².

Alfajayucan Municipality
Alfajayucan Municipality
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°24′N 99°21′W
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatAlfajayucan
Area
  Total467.7 km2 (180.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total16,859

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 16,859.[1] In 2017 there were 4,342 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[2] primarily Mezquital Otomi.[3]

Xamaje is a section of Afajayucan, Hidalgo, Mexico

References

  1. "Alfajayucan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-14. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. "Información Estadística Básica: Carpeta Municipal Alfajayucan" (PDF). Sistema Integral de Información del Estado de Hidalgo. Secretaria de Planeación Desarrollo Regional Regional y Metropolitano. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. Báez Cubero, Lourdes; Garret Ríos, Gabriela; Pérez González, David; Moreno Alcántara, Beatriz; Fierro Alonso, Ulises Julio; Hernández García, Milton Gabriel (2012). Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ed.). Los pueblos indígenas de Hidalgo: Atlas etnográfico (PDF) (Primera ed.). México, D.F; México. pp. 32–35. ISBN 978-607-484-357-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-25.


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