Tecozautla
Tecozautla | |
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Municipality and town | |
A road to Huitexcalco | |
| Coordinates: 20°32′N 99°38′W / 20.533°N 99.633°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | 84 Municipalities of Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Tecozautla (municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Independent |
| • Municipal President | Joel Elías Paso (2020-2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 575.6 km2 (222.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 31,609 |
| • Density | 72.4/km2 (188/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 42440 |
| Area code | 761 |
Tecozautla (Otomi: Masofo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 575.6 km2. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tetl", meaning "stone"; "cozaqui", meaning "yellow thing"; and "tla", meaning "place of"; making the entire meaning of Tecozautla "place where yellow earth abounds".
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,609. In 2017 there were 2,415 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Mezquital Otomi. The town was declared a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2015.