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Tecozautla Municipality

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Also known as Tecozautla

Tecozautla (Otomi: Masofo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 575.6 km2. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tetl", meaning "stone"; "cozaqui", meaning "yellow thing"; and "tla", meaning "place of"; making the entire meaning of Tecozautla "place where yellow earth abounds".

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Vinony's link graph records 101 inbound references to Tecozautla Municipality, and connects out to administrative territorial entity of Mexico, Mexico and geology.

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It is catalogued under topics including Municipalities of Hidalgo (state), Otomi settlements and Populated places in Hidalgo (state).

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Key facts

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Tecozautla
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Town and municipality
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Road to Huitexcalco - panoramio.jpg
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300px
Settlement.image_caption
A road to Huitexcalco
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Tecozautla.jpg
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300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mexico Hidalgo#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
84 Municipalities of Hidalgo
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Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tecozautla (municipality)
Settlement.government_type
15px Independent
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal President

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Wikidata facts

Country
Mexico
Located in
Hidalgo
Capital
Tecozautla
Area
525.06
Elevation
1822.11
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Commons category
Tecozautla Municipality
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Tecozautla (Otomi: Masofo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 575.6 km2. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tetl", meaning "stone"; "cozaqui", meaning "yellow thing"; and "tla", meaning "place of"; making the entire meaning of Tecozautla "place where yellow earth abounds".

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,609. In 2017 there were 2,415 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Mezquital Otomi. The town was declared a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2015.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tecozautla Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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