Almoloya, Hidalgo
Almoloya | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the state of Hidalgo | |
  Almoloya Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°42′N98°24′W / 19.700°N 98.400°W / 19.700; -98.400 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Almoloya |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Hidalgo's 7th |
| Area | |
• Total | 282.7 km2 (109.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 10,638 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | almoloya.hidalgo.gob.mx |
Almoloya is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 282.7 km2 (109.2 sq mi).
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,638.[1]
During the colonial period Almoloya was part of the corregimiento of Apa y Tepeapulco.[2] The church of Concepcion Almoloya was established by 1697.
References
- ^"Almoloya". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- ^Gerhard, Guide to Historical Geography of New Spain, p. 53
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