Hidalgo
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| Capital | Pachuca | |
| Area | 20,813 km² Ranked 26th |
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| Population (2005 census) |
2,345,514 Ranked 18th |
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| HDI (2004) | 0.7515 - medium Ranked 27th |
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| Governor (2005-2011) |
Miguel Osorio Chong (PRI) | |
| Federal Deputies | PRI:4 PRD:2 PAN:1 |
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| Federal Senators | José Guadarrama (PRD) Francisco Berganza (C) Jesús Murillo (PRI) |
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| ISO 3166-2 Postal Abbr. |
MX-HID Hgo. |
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Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico, with an area of 20,502 km².
In 2005 census the state had a population of some 2,345,514 people. The state is named after Mexican independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
The state capital is Pachuca. Also in the state of Hidalgo is the town and ancient Toltec ruins of Tula.
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[edit] Government and politics
The Constitution of the State of Hidalgo provides that the government of Hidalgo, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.
Executive power rests in the Governor of Hidalgo, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Hidalgo which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Hidalgo.
The last local elections in Hidalgo were held on 2005.
[edit] Municipalities
- See Main article: Municipalities of Hidalgo
The State of Hidalgo is divided into 84 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipal seat of the Municipality of Pachuca is the City of Pachuca.
[edit] Major communities
- Huejutla de Reyes
- Ixmiquilpan
- Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto)
- Tepeji de Ocampo
- Tizayuca
- Tulancingo
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Towns, cities, and postal codes in Hidalgo
- (Spanish) Hidalgo State Government
- (Spanish) Sangre para el Sol: las pinturas murales del siglo XVI en la parroquia de Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo -- Blood for the Sun: XVI century mural paintings in the parish of Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo
- (Spanish) Los otomíes, la educación y los derechos lingüísticos -- Otomies (indigenous group of Hidalgo), education and linguist rights
- (Spanish) Manuscritos otomíes del Virreinato -- Otomi manuscripts in the Viceroyalty
- (Spanish) Lengua, cultura e historia de los otomíes -- Language, culture, and history of the Otomi
- (Spanish) Publicaciones varias sobre la historia mexicana, incluyendo los otomies en Hidalgo y otras areas del bajio -- Bibliography of mexican history studies, including on the Otomi in Hidalgo and central Mexico
- Codices otomi -- Otomi codexes in French, English & Spanish
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