Tlanalapa | ||
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Municipality and town | ||
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Location in Mexico | ||
Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°WCoordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°W | ||
Country | Mexico | |
State | Hidalgo | |
Municipal seat | Tlanalapa | |
Area | ||
• Total | 156.7 km2 (60.5 sq mi) | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 8,662 |
Tlanalapa is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 156.7 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 8,662.
This was the center of the Tlanalapan state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was a dependency of Otompa. By 1521 the area was taken over by the Spanish. During the colonial period it was part of Apa y Tepeapulco except for a short time around 1545 when it was the center of a separate jurisdiction.