Zacualtipán (formally: Zacualtipán de Ángeles, for Felipe Ángeles, born there in 1868)[2] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km2.
Zacualtipán de Ángeles | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
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 Glyph and coat of arms | |
  Zacualtipán de Ángeles  Zacualtipán de Ángeles | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Zacualtipán de Ángeles |
| Area | |
• Total | 241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,155 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code | 43200–43225[1] |
| Website | zacualtipan.hidalgo.gob.mx |
In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 38,155,[3] up from 25,987 in 2005.[4]
History
editThe town of Zacualtipán 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.[5]
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Zacualtipan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22 (72) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20 (68) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6 (43) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
30 (1.2) |
33 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
66 (2.6) |
200 (7.8) |
210 (8.1) |
200 (8) |
370 (14.4) |
210 (8.2) |
89 (3.5) |
38 (1.5) |
1,530 (60.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Código Postal Zacualtipán de Ángeles, Hidalgo (Hgo.)". codigo-postal.co.
- ^ Meade, Everard Kidder (Spring 2010). "The Passion of the Mexican Revolution: The Trial and Execution of Felipe Ángeles" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 7: 30–99.
- ^ "Zacualtipán de Ángeles: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretaría de Economía.
- ^ "Zacualtipan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
- ^ Wilcox, Cadmus M. (1892). History of the Mexican War. Washington, D.C.: Church News Publishing Company. pp. 532–535.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacualtipán, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
External links
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- Zacualtipán de Ángeles (Hidalgo state government)