Ajacuba is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central

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. The municipality covers an area of 192.7 km². As of 2005, the municipality's population was 16,111.

Geography

It is located between the parallels 99° 27’ 51” and 99° 07’ 32” west longitude, and 20° 05’ 35” and 18° 55’ 22” north latitude. Ajacuba borders. It covers a total surface area of 192.7 km² at an altitude of 6,634 ft. In the year 2010 census by

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, it reported a population of 17,055. The town of Ajacuba, a municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Santiago Tezontlale, Vicente Guerrero, Tecomatlan, and Tulancalco. The total municipality extends 96.37 and borders with the municipalities of Tetepango, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Atitalaquia, Atotonilco de Tula, Progreso de Obregón and the

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( Hueypoxtla and Apaxco). The municipal seat is in a small, elongated valley but most of the municipality is inside of the

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.[] The highest mountain the Picacho in the Sierra Tezontlalpa, it rises above sea level, on the border between the municipalities of San Agustín Tlaxiaca and Atitalaquia.

Climate

Tourism

Ajacuba is a tourist destination, with 6 balnearios: "Ejidal Las Lumbreras", "Ajacuba", "La Carreta", "Los Arcos", "El Sol" and "Los Toboganes". The people who visit Ajacuba usually eat the regional dishes such as ''barbacoa'', ''tlacoyos'', ''tacos'', etc.

Demography

Populated places in Ajacuba

References