Tula de Allende
Mämeni (Otomian languages) | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 20°03′N 99°21′W / 20.050°N 99.350°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Tula de Allende |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Ismael Gadoth Tapia Benítez |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Municipality and town | 103,919 |
• Metro | 188,659 |
Area code | 42800 |
Website | Main site |
Tula de Allende (Otomi: Mämeni)[1] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 km2 (118.07 sq mi), and as of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 103,919. The municipality includes numerous smaller outlying towns, the largest of which are El Llano, San Marcos, and San Miguel Vindho. It is a regional economic center and one of Mexico's fastest growing cities. However, it is best known as the home of the Tula archeological site, noted for its Atlantean figures. Its built-up area (or metro) made up of Atotonilco de Tula, Atitalaquia, Tlaxcoapan municipalities was home to 188,659 inhabitants at the 2010 census.