Tepatepec

Not to be confused with Ex-hacienda de Tepatepec in Nopaltepec, State of Mexico.
Tepatepec
Municipal seat
Municipal Palace
Municipal Palace
Official seal of Tepatepec
Seal
Tepatepec is located in Hidalgo
Tepatepec
Tepatepec
Tepatepec is located in Mexico
Tepatepec
Tepatepec
Coordinates: 20°15′20″N 99°00′10″W / 20.25556°N 99.00278°W / 20.25556; -99.00278
CountryMexico
StateHidalgo
MunicipalityFrancisco I. Madero
Elevation
1,977 m (6,486 ft)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
42660
LADA738
Websitewww.tepatepec.mx

Tepatepec is a community in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is the municipal seat of Francisco I. Madero.

In 1911 it was connected to other communities in the area by bridle paths.[1] In a 1953 publication it was reported to have 4,000 inhabitants and a school.[2] A skeleton found under a home in the area is venerated as a saint.[3] There is a library.

Tepatepec is the hometown of politician Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz.[4]

Demographics

Vertical bar chart of Tepatepec between 1930 and 2020
Parish of Saint Agustín Church
School building
Monument

See also

References

  1. ^ González, F.; S, Leopoldo Salazar (July 8, 1911). "The Mining Industry of Mexico". Imp. y Fototipia de la Secretaría de Fomento – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Unesco (July 8, 1953). "Problems in Education" – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Pansters, Wil G. (September 1, 2019). La Santa Muerte in Mexico: History, Devotion, and Society. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826360823 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Díaz, Pedro López (July 8, 2006). La clase política mexicana: diccionario. UNAM. ISBN 9789686719918 – via Google Books.