Zempoala, Hidalgo

Zempoala
Municipality and town
Zempoala is located in Hidalgo
Zempoala
Zempoala
Location in Mexico
Zempoala is located in Mexico
Zempoala
Zempoala
Zempoala (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°54′55″N 98°40′08″W / 19.91528°N 98.66889°W / 19.91528; -98.66889
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatZempoala
Area
 • Total305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total57,906
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

Zempoala is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 319.78 km².[1] The name Zempoala derives from the Nahuatl roots "Cempoalli", meaning "twenty" and "tlan", meaning "place"; giving Zempoala the meaning of "place of twenties", referring to the market held every twenty days.[1]

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 57,906.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Hidalgo - Zempoala". www.inafed.gob.mx. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ "Zempoala (Municipality, Mexico) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-02-25.