Tezontepec de Aldama

Tezontepec de Aldama
Municipality and town
Church of Saint John the Baptist (C.16th)
Coat of arms
Tezontepec de Aldama
Tezontepec de Aldama
Coordinates: 19°53′N 98°49′W / 19.883°N 98.817°W / 19.883; -98.817
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatTezontepec de Aldama
Area
 • Total
133.6 km2 (51.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
10,723
Time zoneUTC-6
Websitehttps://tezontepec.gob.mx/

Tezontepec de Aldama is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico.

The municipality covers an area of 133.6 km² and, as of 2005, had a total population of 10,723. It was raised to municipal status in 1869.

The name "Tezontepec" contains the Nahuatl words tetzontli (tezontle, a reddish volcanic rock) and tepetl (hill), while "de Aldama" commemorates Independence War hero Juan Aldama.

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