Tepatepec

Not to be confused with Ex-hacienda de Tepatepec in Nopaltepec, State of Mexico.

Tepatepec
Municipal seat
Municipal Palace
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Coordinates: 20°15′20″N99°00′10″W / 20.25556°N 99.00278°W / 20.25556; -99.00278
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipality	Francisco I. Madero
Government
• Federal electoral district	Hidalgo's 6th
Elevation	1,977 m (6,486 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,335
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Postal code	42660
LADA	738
Website	www.tepatepec.mx

Tepatepec is a community in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is the municipal seat of Francisco I. Madero.

In 1911 it was connected to other communities in the area by bridle paths. ^[1] In a 1953 publication it was reported to have 4,000 inhabitants and a school. ^[2] A skeleton found under a home in the area is venerated as a saint. ^[3] There is a library.

Tepatepec is the hometown of politician Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz. ^[4]

Demographics

vertical bar chart of between 1930 and 2020

Parish of Saint Agustín Church

School building

Monument

See also

• Municipalities of Hidalgo
• Teotlalpan

References

1. González, F.; S, Leopoldo Salazar (July 8, 1911). "The Mining Industry of Mexico". Imp. y Fototipia de la Secretaría de Fomento – via Google Books.
2. Unesco (July 8, 1953). "Problems in Education" – via Google Books.
3. Pansters, Wil G. (September 1, 2019). La Santa Muerte in Mexico: History, Devotion, and Society. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN   9780826360823 – via Google Books.
4. Díaz, Pedro López (July 8, 2006). La clase política mexicana: diccionario. UNAM. ISBN   9789686719918 – via Google Books.