Hidalgo (state)
| Hidalgo | ||
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| State | ||
| Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo | ||
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.svg) State of Hidalgo within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 20°29′N 98°52′W / 20.483°N 98.867°WCoordinates: 20°29′N 98°52′W / 20.483°N 98.867°W | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| Capital | Pachuca de Soto | |
| Largest City | Pachuca de Soto | |
| Municipalities | 84 | |
| Admission | January 16, 1869 | |
| Order | 26th | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor |
Omar Fayad ( ) |
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| • Senators |
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| • Deputies | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20,813 km2 (8,036 sq mi) | |
| Ranked 26th | ||
| Highest elevation | 3,350 m (10,990 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,858,359 | |
| • Rank | 17th | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 8th | |
| Demonym(s) | Hidalguense | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | |
| Postal code | 42-43 | |
| Area code | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MX-HGO | |
| HDI |
 0.711 High Ranked 26th
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| GDP | US$ 9,987.65 mil | |
| Website | Official Web Site | |
| ^ a. The state's GDP was 127,841,908 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 9,987,649.06 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010). | ||
Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈðalɣo]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca de Soto.
In 1869, Benito Juárez created the State of Hidalgo. He appointed as capital of the state the city of Pachuca to which was added the name "de Soto" in recognition of Manuel Fernando Soto, who is considered the most important driving force in creating the state. The state was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the Mexican War of Independence.
It is located in Eastern Mexico. Hidalgo is bordered by San Luis Potosí and Veracruz on the north, Puebla on the east, Tlaxcala and México on the south and Querétaro on the west.
The state has a number of relatively intact native cultures such as the Otomi. There are also three notable immigrant cultures, those of the descendants of Cornish miners from Cornwall (located in South West England) who arrived in the 19th century, a few self-proclaimed Italian descendants, and a small Jewish enclave which claims to be descended from Sephardi Jews which came to New Spain in the 16th century.
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