Huichapan

Huichapan
Municipality and town
Huichapan
Huichapan
Coordinates: 20°22′24″N 99°38′56″W / 20.37333°N 99.64889°W / 20.37333; -99.64889
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatHuichapan
Area
  Total
668.1 km2 (258.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
47,425
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Area code761
Websitehuichapan.gob.mx

Huichapan (Spanish pronunciation: [wiˈtʃapan]; Otomi: Nxamädo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 668.1 km2. Its name derives from the Classical Nahuatl Huēyichiyapan.

In 2020, the municipality reported a total population of 47,425, up from 39,734 in 2005. In 2017 there were 425 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Otomí del Valle del Mezquital