Tula de Allende
Tula de Allende
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Municipality and town | |
| Coordinates: 20°03′N 99°21′W / 20.050°N 99.350°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Tula de Allende |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Ismael Gadoth Tapia Benítez |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Municipality and town | 103,919 |
| • Metro | 188,659 |
| Area code | 42800 |
| Website | Main site |
Tula de Allende (Otomi: Mämeni) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 km2 (118.07 sq mi), and as of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 103,919. The municipality includes numerous smaller outlying towns, the largest of which are El Llano, San Marcos, and San Miguel Vindho. It is a regional economic center and one of Mexico's fastest growing cities. However, it is best known as the home of the Tula archeological site, noted for its Atlantean figures. Its built-up area (or metro) made up of Atotonilco de Tula, Atitalaquia, Tlaxcoapan municipalities was home to 188,659 inhabitants at the 2010 census.