Huautla, Hidalgo

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Huautla
Municipality and town
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Huautla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°01′51″N98°17′06″W / 21.03083°N 98.28500°W / 21.03083; -98.28500 Coordinates: 21°01′51″N98°17′06″W / 21.03083°N 98.28500°W / 21.03083; -98.28500
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Hidalgo
Municipal seat Huautla
Area
  Total 287.8 km2 (111.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 22,521

Huautla is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 287.8 km².

Municipalities of Hidalgo Wikimedia list article

Hidalgo is a state in East Mexico that is divided into 84 municipalities.

Mexico country in the southern portion of North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 22,521. [1]


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References

  1. "Huautla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal . Retrieved December 27, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]