Tlanalapa
Tlanalapa is a toun an ane o the 84 municipalities o Hidalgo, in central-eastren Mexico. The municipality covers an aurie o 156.7 km².
Tlanalapa | |
|---|---|
Municipality an toun | |
 Coat airms | |
  Tlanalapa Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′N 98°36′W / 19.817°N 98.600°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State |  Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Tlanalapa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.7 km2 (60.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,662 |
As o 2005, the municipality haed a tot population o 8,662.[1]
History
eeditThis wis the centre o the Tlanalapan state prior tae the Spaingie incursion. It wis a dependency o Otompa. Bi 1521 the aurie wis taken ower bi the Spaingie. Durin the colonial period it wis pairt o Apa y Tepeapulco except for a short time aroond 1545 whan it wis the centre o a separate jurisdiction.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ "Tlanalapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ↑ Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972) p. 53