Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico divided into 84 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, Hidalgo is the 16th most populous state with inhabitants and the 26th largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Hidalgo are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population in Hidalgo is Pachuca, with 314,331 residents, and the smallest is Eloxochitlán with 2,593 residents. The largest municipality by area in Hidalgo is Zimapán, which spans , while Tlahuelilpan is the smallest at . The first municipality to incorporate was Huichapan on , and the newest municipality is Progreso de Obregón which incorporated .
Municipalities
+ Name Municipal seat Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miAcatlán Acatlán Acaxochitlán Acaxochitlán Actopan Actopan Agua Blanca de Iturbide Agua Blanca de Iturbide Ajacuba Ajacuba Alfajayucan Alfajayucan Almoloya Almoloya Apan Apan El Arenal El Arenal Atitalaquía Atitalaquía Atlapexco Atlapexco Atotonilco El Grande Atotonilco El Grande Atotonilco de Tula Atotonilco de Tula Calnali Calnali Cardonal Cardonal Cuautepec de Hinojosa Cuautepec de Hinojosa Chapantongo Chapantongo Chapulhuacán Chapulhuacán Chilcuautla Chilcuautla Eloxochitlán Eloxochitlán Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Epazoyucan Epazoyucan Francisco I. Madero Tepatepec Huasca de Ocampo Huasca de Ocampo Huautla Huautla Huazalingo Huazalingo Huehuetla Huehuetla Huejutla de Reyes Huejutla de Reyes Huichapan Huichapan Ixmiquilpan Ixmiquilpan Jacala de Ledezma Jacala Jaltocan Jaltocan Juárez Hidalgo Juárez Lolotla Lolotla Metepec Metepec San Agustín Metzquititlán Mezquititlán Metztitlán Metztitlán Mineral del Chico Mineral del Chico Mineral del Monte Mineral del Monte La Misión La Misión Mixquiahuala de Juárez Mixquiahuala Molango de Escamilla Molango Nicolás Flores Nicolás Flores Nopala de Villagrán Nopala Omitlán de Juárez Omitlán de Juárez San Felipe Orizatlán Orizatlán Pacula Pacula Pachuca de Soto Pachuca Pisaflores Pisaflores Progreso de Obregón Progreso Mineral de la Reforma Pachuquilla San Agustín Tlaxiaca San Agustín Tlaxiaca San Bartolo Tutotepec San Bartolo Tutotepec San Salvador San Salvador Santiago de Anaya Santiago de Anaya Santiago Tulantepec Santiago Tulantepec Singuilucan Singuilucan Tasquillo Tasquillo Tecozautla Tecozautla Tenango de Doria Tenango de Doria Tepeapulco Tepeapulco Tepehuacán de Guerrero Tepehuacán de Guerrero Tepeji del Río Tepeji del Rio de Ocampo Tepetitlán Tepetitlán Tetepango Tetepango Villa de Tezontepec Tezontepec Tezontepec de Aldama Tezontepec de Aldama Tianguistengo Tianguistengo Tizayuca Tizayuca Tlahuelilpan Tlahuelilpan Tlahuiltepa Tlahuiltepa Tlanalapa Tlanalapa Tlanchinol Tlanchinol Tlaxcoapan Tlaxcoapan Tolcayuca Tolcayuca Tula de Allende Tula de Allende Tulancingo de Bravo Tulancingo Xochiatipan Xochiatipan Xochicoatlán Xochicoatlán Yahualica Yahualica Zacualtipan de Ángeles Zacualtipan Zapotlán de Juárez Zapotlán de Juárez Zempoala Zempoala Zimapán Zimapán Hidalgo — — Mexico — —
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