Hidalgo (state)

Hidalgo
Dalgo (Otomí)
Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo
Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo (Spanish)
Tlahtohcayotl Hidalgo (Nahuatl)
Hyodi Dalgo (Otomí)
The Barranca de Metztitlán
Coat of arms of Hidalgo
State of Hidalgo within Mexico
State of Hidalgo within Mexico
Map
CountryMexico
CapitalPachuca de Soto
Largest CityPachuca de Soto
Municipalities84
AdmissionJanuary 16, 1869[1]
Order26th
Government
 • GovernorJulio Menchaca ()
 • Senators[2]Navor Rojas Merced González Nuvia Mayorga PRI
 • Deputies[3]
Area
 • Total20,813 km2 (8,036 sq mi)
 Ranked 26th
Highest elevation3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total3,082,841
 • Rank17th
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
  • Rank8th
DemonymHidalguense
GDP
 • TotalMXN 482 billion
(US$24.0 billion) (2022)
 • Per capita(US$7,530) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
42000-43000
Area code
Area codes 1, 2 and 3
ISO 3166 codeMX-HID
HDIIncrease 0.760 high Ranked 25th of 32
WebsiteOfficial Web Site

Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈðalɣo]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 84 municipalities and its capital city is Pachuca de Soto. It is located in east-central Mexico[8] and is bordered by San Luis Potosí and Veracruz on the north, Puebla on the east, Tlaxcala and State of Mexico on the south and Querétaro on the west.[9]

In 1869, Benito Juárez created the State of Hidalgo and made Pachuca its capital city; "de Soto" was added later in recognition of Manuel Fernando Soto [es], who is considered the most important driving force in creating the state.[10] The state was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the Mexican War of Independence.

The indigenous peoples of the state, such as the Otomi, retain much of their traditional culture. In addition to Mexicans of Spanish descent, there are also notable immigrant cultures: those of the descendants of Cornish miners from Cornwall (located in South West England) who arrived in the 19th century,[11] a few self-proclaimed Italian descendants, and a small Jewish enclave which claims to be descended from Sephardi Jews which came to New Spain in the 16th century.[12][13]

Hidalgo is known for its mountainous terrain, though part of the state is on a coastal plain. With a population of 2.858 million and an area of roughly 20,813 square km, Hidalgo is one of Mexico's smaller states. The state contains a number of ecotourism, cultural and archeological attractions including the Huasteca area, the ruins of Tula, natural hot water springs, old haciendas and mountain ranges.[14][15][16][17]

  1. ^ "Creación del Estado de Hidalgo, por inseguridad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  2. ^ "Senadores por Hidalgo LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Hidalgo". Camara de Diputados. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  4. ^ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "México en cifras". January 2016.
  7. ^ "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF). Citibanamex (in Spanish). June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "S&P Rates State of Hidalgo, Mexico 'mxA-". PR Newswire. New York. December 14, 2000. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Información Geográfica Hidalgo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  10. ^ "El Bicentenario será festejado con una biografía de Pachuca". Milenio Hidalgo. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  11. ^ Seijas, Susana. "Hidalgo's British bounty Inside Mexico". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  12. ^ [Cornish Mining in Mexico http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/delving-deeper/cornish-mining-mexico]
  13. ^ Ghiuzeli, Haim. "Native Mexican Jews". The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  14. ^ "Corredor de la Montaña" [Mountain Corridor]. Hidalgo Travel (in Spanish). Hidalgo, Mexico: State of Hidalgo. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  15. ^ "Corredor de los Balnearios" [Water park Corridor]. Hidalgo Travel (in Spanish). Hidalgo, Mexico: State of Hidalgo. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  16. ^ "Corredor de las Haciendas" [Hacienda Corridor]. Hidalgo Travel (in Spanish). Hidalgo, Mexico: State of Hidalgo. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  17. ^ "Corredor Tolteca" [Toltec Corridor]. Hidalgo Travel (in Spanish). Hidalgo, Mexico: State of Hidalgo. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.