Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Municipality and town
Official logo of Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Zacualtipán de Ángeles is located in Hidalgo
Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Zacualtipán de Ángeles is located in Mexico
Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Coordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°W / 20.650; -98.650
Country Mexico
State Hidalgo
Municipal seat Zacualtipán de Ángeles
Area
  Total241.6 km2 (93.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total38,155
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal code
43200–43225[1]
Websitehttps://zacualtipan.hidalgo.gob.mx/index.php/inicio

Zacualtipán (formally: Zacualtipán de Ángeles, for Felipe Ángeles, born there in 1868)[2] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km².

In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 38,155,[3] up from 25,987 in 2005.[4]

History

The town of Zacualtipán was the site of the action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican–American War.[5]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Zacualtipan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
18.1
(64.6)
21.4
(70.5)
23.6
(74.5)
24.3
(75.7)
22
(72)
20.3
(68.5)
20.8
(69.4)
19.6
(67.3)
18.5
(65.3)
17.6
(63.7)
16.8
(62.2)
20
(68)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
3.2
(37.8)
5.3
(41.5)
7.3
(45.1)
8.5
(47.3)
8.8
(47.8)
8.1
(46.6)
8.1
(46.6)
7.9
(46.2)
6
(43)
4.0
(39.2)
2.7
(36.9)
6.0
(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41
(1.6)
30
(1.2)
33
(1.3)
48
(1.9)
66
(2.6)
200
(7.8)
210
(8.1)
200
(8)
370
(14.4)
210
(8.2)
89
(3.5)
38
(1.5)
1,530
(60.1)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

References

  1. https://codigo-postal.co/mexico/hidalgo/zacualtipan-de-angeles/
  2. Meade, Everard Kidder (Spring 2010). "The Passion of the Mexican Revolution: The Trial and Execution of Felipe Ángeles" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 7: 30–99.
  3. "Zacualtipán de Ángeles: Economía, empleo, equidad, calidad de vida, educación, salud y seguridad pública". Secretaría de Economía.
  4. "Zacualtipan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  5. Wilcox, Cadmus M. (1892). History of the Mexican War. Washington, D.C.: Church News Publishing Company. pp. 532–535.
  6. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacualtipán, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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