Tecozautla | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() A road to Huitexcalco | |
Coordinates: 20°32′N 99°38′W / 20.533°N 99.633°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | 84 Municipalities of Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Tecozautla (municipality) |
Government | |
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• Municipal President | Joel Elías Paso (2020-2024) |
Area | |
• Total | 575.6 km2 (222.2 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 31,609 |
• Density | 72.4/km2 (188/sq mi) |
Postal code | 42440[1] |
Area code | 761[2] |
Tecozautla (Otomi: Masofo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 575.6 km2. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tetl", meaning "stone"; "cozaqui", meaning "yellow thing"; and "tla", meaning "place of"; making the entire meaning of Tecozautla "place where yellow earth abounds".[6]
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,609.[7] In 2017 there were 2,415 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[8] primarily Mezquital Otomi.[9] The town was declared a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2015.[6]
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