| Unión Hidalgo | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | 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: | Oaxaca |
| Area Total Km2: | 132.69 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 12,983 |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 16.4833°N -144°W |
Unión Hidalgo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico.It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.[1]
The municipality covers an area of 132.69 km2 at an average height of 20 meters above sea level. The weather is warm, sub-humid with summer rains.
Flora include Guanacaste, mesquite, cactus, fruit trees (mango, tamarind, coconut, papaya) and pastures.Wild fauna includes Coyote, skunk, armadillo, badger, rabbit, dove, quail, rook and iguana.[1]
As of 2005, the municipality had 3,236 households with a total population of 12,983 of whom 7,230 spoke an indigenous language.
Economic activity includes cultivating corn, beans, sorghum, melon and watermelon, and animal husbandry including cattle, goats, sheep, horses and poultry.Fishing is of great economic importance.Some households also manufacture goods woven from palms.Many of the people are engaged in trade and tourism.[1]