Pachuca
Sign in to savePachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexican state of Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat. Pachuca is located about north of Mexico City via Mexican Federal Highway 85.
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Pachuca de Soto is the capital and largest city of Hidalgo, a state in east-central Mexico, and serves as the seat of its municipality. The city is situated north of Mexico City and is an important regional center in the south-central part of the state.
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- Left:Panorama view of Pachuca, including Lobo Hills, Los Chavez, from Cubitos Ecological Park, Pachuca Monument Clock Tower, Pachuca Bancomer heritage building, Right:Medina Hidalgo Bartolomé Teather (Teatro Hidalgo Bartolomé de Medina), Christ King of Pachuca (Cristo Ray de Pachuca), Pachuca Saint Francis of Assisi Monastery, Pachuca Municipal Palace (Palacio Municipal de Pachuca)
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- The city
- City attractions
- Education
- The English/Cornish influence
- History
- Influences
- Football
- Pastes
- Festivals
- Economy
- Pachuca Municipality
- Mines
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable residents
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexican state of Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat. Pachuca is located about north of Mexico City via Mexican Federal Highway 85.
There is no agreed upon consensus regarding the origins of the word pachuca. It has been loosely traced to pachoa ('strait', 'opening'), pachoacan ('place of government', 'place of silver and gold') and patlachuican ('place of factories', 'place of tears').