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Apan
Municipality and city
Official logo of Apan
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatApan
Area
 • Total
346.9 km2 (133.9 sq mi)
Elevation
2,468 m (8,097 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
39,247
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
WebsiteApan.blogia.com

Apan is a city and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 346.9 km².

Overview

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 39,247.[1]

It was an important site in the War of Independence (1810-1821). It is a center for the production of pulque and for the sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo. But the town historians has denied that since there are material evidence that this happened on this town .

References

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

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