Zacualtipan de Ángeles | ||
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Municipality and town | ||
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Location in Mexico | ||
Coordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°WCoordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°W | ||
Country | Mexico | |
State | Hidalgo | |
Municipal seat | Zacualtipan de Ángeles | |
Area | ||
• Total | 241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi) | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 25,987 |
Zacualtipan (formally: Zacualtipan de Ángeles ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,987.
The town of Zacualtipan was the site of the Action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican American War.