Zimapán

Zimapán
Municipality and town
Zimapán Municipality
Motto: 
la ciudad mágica
Zimapán
Location in Mexico
Zimapán
Zimapán (Mexico)
Coordinates: 20°44′N 99°23′W / 20.733°N 99.383°W / 20.733; -99.383
CountryMexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatZimapan
Government
  Type PAN-PRD
  MayorAlan Rivera Villanueva (2020-2024)
Area
  Total
860.9 km2 (332.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
39,927
Time zoneUTC-06:00
Postal code
42330
Area code754

Zimapán (Otomi: Mabo̱za) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 860.9 km2 (332.4 sq mi).

The name Zimapán derives from the Nahuatl words "cimatl", meaning "cimate" (a root used to ferment pulque) and "pan", meaning "inside or over"; which translates to "over the cimate" or "in the cimate".

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 39,927. Zimapán has a regional hospital and seven health centers. It also has 32 Casas de Salud, or health houses.

Los Mármoles National Park is located in the municipality, northeast of the town in the Sierra Madre Oriental.