Tlanalapa

Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°W / 19.817; -98.600
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Tlanalapa
Municipality and town
Coat of arms of Tlanalapa
Tlanalapa is located in Mexico
Tlanalapa
Tlanalapa
Location 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 km2 (60.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • 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 km2.

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 8,062.[1]

History[edit]

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.[2]

References[edit]

  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