Hidalgo (Mexico)
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| State of Hidalgo | |||
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| Capital | Pachuca | ||
| Municipalities | 86 | ||
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| - Governor | Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong (PRI) | ||
| - Federal Deputies | PRI:4 PRD:2 PAN:1 |
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| - Federal Senators | José Guadarrama (PRD) Francisco Berganza (C) Jesús Murillo (PRI) |
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| Area Ranked 26th |
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| - Total | 20,813 km² (8,035.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 2,345,514 (Ranked 18th) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| HDI (2004) | 0.7515 - medium Ranked 27th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | MX-HID | ||
| Postal abbr. | Hgo. | ||
| Website: Hidalgo State Government | |||
Hidalgo (pronounced [iˈðalɣo]) is a state in central Mexico, bordered on the north by San Luis Potosí, on the east by Veracruz and Puebla, on the south by Tlaxcala and Mexico State, on the northwest by Querétaro.
In 2005 census the state had a population of some 2,345,514 people. The state is named after Mexican independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. with an area of 20,502 square kilometers (7,915.9 sq mi).
The state capital is Pachuca. Also in the state of Hidalgo is the town and ancient Toltec ruins of Tula.
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[edit] Government and politics
The Constitution of the State of Hidalgo provides that the government of Hidalgo, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Executive power rests in the Governor of Hidalgo, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Hidalgo which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Hidalgo. The last local elections in Hidalgo were held in 2005, and the current governor is Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, whose term expires in 2011.
[edit] Municipalities
The State of Hidalgo is divided into 84 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat, for example the municipal seat of the Municipality of Pachuca is the City of Pachuca.
[edit] Major communities
- Huejutla de Reyes
- Ixmiquilpan
- Pachuca
- Tepeji de Ocampo
- Tizayuca
- Tulancingo
- Progreso De Obregon Hidalgo
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Towns, cities, and postal codes in Hidalgo
- (Spanish) Hidalgo State Government
- (Spanish) Sangre para el Sol: las pinturas murales del siglo XVI en la parroquia de Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo -- Blood for the Sun: XVI century mural paintings in the parish of Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo
- (Spanish) Los otomíes, la educación y los derechos lingüísticos -- Otomies (indigenous group of Hidalgo), education and linguist rights
- (Spanish) Manuscritos otomíes del Virreinato -- Otomi manuscripts in the Viceroyalty
- (Spanish) Lengua, cultura e historia de los otomíes -- Language, culture, and history of the Otomi
- (Spanish) Publicaciones varias sobre la historia mexicana, incluyendo los otomies en Hidalgo y otras areas del bajio -- Bibliography of mexican history studies, including on the Otomi in Hidalgo and central Mexico
- Codices otomi -- Otomi codexes in French, English & Spanish
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