Tlahuelilpan (; nah, Tlaualilpan, lit=place where the lands are irrigated) is a town and one of the 84
municipalities of Hidalgo
Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico divided into 84 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Hidalgo is the 16th most populous state with inhabitants and the 26th largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Hidalgo are admi ...
, in central-eastern
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. The municipality covers an area of . As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 17,153.
History
On January 18, 2019, the town was the site of a
deadly pipeline explosion, killing 130 people and causing 48 injuries.
On March 24, 2019, a new leak from a clandestine gasoline operation was detected two months after the explosion that left 135 dead.
References
Municipalities of Hidalgo (state)
Populated places in Hidalgo (state)
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