Orizatlán
San Felipe Orizatlán
Orizatlán | |
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Town and municipality | |
Municipal palace | |
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Seal | |
San Felipe Orizatlán San Felipe Orizatlán | |
| Coordinates: 21°10′19″N 98°36′23″W / 21.17194°N 98.60639°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Orizatlán |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Hidalgo's 1st |
| Area | |
• Total | 323.59 km2 (124.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,492 |
| • Density | 45.86/km2 (118.77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code | 43020[1] |
| Area code | 483[2] |
| Website | orizatlan.gob.mx |
Orizatlán (officially: San Felipe Orizatlán) is a town in the north of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
The municipality covers an area of 323.59 km2 (124.94 sq mi)[3] and, in the 2020 census, reported a population of 38,492, up from 38,472 in 2005.[4][5] It is located on Hidalgo's borders with Veracruz and San Luis Potosí.[3]
Toponymy
Its name is due in its first part to the patron saint San Felipe de Jesús and in the second part to the Greek root oryza (rice) and the Nahuatl tlan (place), so it is understood that it means "place of rice".[note 1][6][7]
History
The first inhabitants of the area were Huasco indigenous people who settled in the area before the conquest. Originally, San Felipe Orizatlán was Indian political society belonging to the jurisdiction of Huejutla. The municipal seat was founded in the 16th century by indigenous people and Spaniards, thus carrying out an evangelization. In 1870, the state of Hidalgo declared Orizatlán a municipal seat.
Notes
- ^ The etymological origin of the name of a municipality can have different interpretations or have an uncertain origin, this is the most common or most accepted by the municipal government and its residents, according to the Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico.
References
- ^ Post Office of Mexico. "Consulta Códigos Postales". Ministry of Communications and Transport. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Telmex. "LADA Keys Consultation". Mexico's phones. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Medio Físico". Municipio de San Felipe Orizatlán. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "San Felipe Orizatlán: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "San Felipe Orizatlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ^ State Center for Municipal Studies of the State of Hidalgo (1988). "The Municipalities of Hidalgo". Encyclopedia Collection of the municipalities of Mexico.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "San Felipe Orizatlán". Municipalities of Hidalgo. Retrieved 22 March 2017.