Tepojaco Explained

Tepojaco
Settlement Type:Locality
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Pushpin Map:Mexico Hidalgo#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tepojaco
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hidalgo
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tizayuca
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:8,361
Coordinates:19.8419°N -98.9461°W
Elevation M:2,284

Tepojaco is locality in the municipality of Tizayuca, in the state of Hidalgo in central-eastern Mexico. It is located in Tizayuca Valley and is part of Greater Mexico City.

Topynymy

Tepojaco is derived from the Nahuatl term tepoxacco, meaning "where there is tepoxactli" ("light, porous stone"). The term tepoxactli is the Nahuatl word for bath sponge.

Geography

Tepojaco is located in Tizayuca Valley,[1] with the geographic coordinates at 19.8419°N -98.9461°W and an altitude of .[2] In terms of physiography, it is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, within the subprovince of Lagos and volcanoes of Anáhuac; its terrain includes valley and plain.[3] [4] [5] With regard to hydrography, it is positioned in the Pánuco region, within the Moctezuma River basin, in the Tezontepec River sub-basin.[6] It has a temperate semi-dry climate.[7]

Demographics

In 2020, Tepojaco had a population of 8,361 people, which corresponds to 4.97% of the locality's population[8] in which 4,124 were men and 4,237 were women. It also has 2,138 inhabited private homes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regiones Geoculturales del Estado de Hidalgo. Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Hidalgo. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185331/http://cultura.hidalgo.gob.mx/wp-content/themes/EspecialesT2/MAPA_REGIONES_GEOCULTURALES/. dead.
  2. Web site: INEGI. Archivo histórico de localidades geoestadísticas. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. 28 December 2020.
  3. Web site: INEGI. Tizayuca, Hidalgo. Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. 22 March 2017. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112114440/http://inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM13hidalgo/municipios/13069a.html. dead.
  4. Web site: INEGI. Tizayuca, Hidalgo. Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. 22 March 2017. PDF.
  5. Web site: INEGI. Fisiografia. Marco Geoestadístico. 28 December 2020.
  6. Web site: INEGI. Hidrografía. Marco Geoestadístico. 28 December 2020.
  7. Web site: INEGI. Climatología. Marco Geoestadístico. 28 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Catálogo Localidades - Microrregiones. Tepojaco. Secretariat of Welfare. 2 September 2018.