La Misión, Hidalgo Explained

La Misión
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Mexico Hidalgo#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hidalgo
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:La Misión
Area Total Km2:179.9
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:10,096
Coordinates:21.1°N -107°W

La Misión is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 179.9 km2.The first Spanish colonisers named the town "Cibola", and it was later named "The Mission" by the Franciscan friars that arrived there in later years.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,096.[1]

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21.1°N -107°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Misión. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. December 27, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070528094108/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/hidalgo/municipios/13040a.htm. May 28, 2007. dead.