Hidalgo
state in Mexico
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Summary
Hidalgo is a state of Mexico[1]. Hidalgo draws 3,480 Wikipedia views per month (state of mexico category, ranking #29 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Head of government: Omar Fayad[5]
- Capital: Pachuca[6]
- Shares border with: State of Mexico[7], Querétaro[8], Veracruz[9], San Luis Potosí[10], Puebla[11], Tlaxcala[12]
- Anthem: Himno al Estado de Hidalgo[13]
- Named after: Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Henan[15]
- Legislative body: Congress of Hidalgo[16]
- Postal code: 42-43[17]
- Part of: Central Mexico[18]
- Commons category: Hidalgo[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 771[21]
- Inception: 1869[22]
- Highest point: Cerro La Peñuela[23]
- Official website: http://www.hidalgo.gob.mx/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hidalgo (state)[25]
- Commons gallery: Hidalgo[26]
- Human Development Index: 0.723[27]
- Population: 404,207[28], 563,824[29], 605,051[30], 646,551[31], 622,241[32], 677,772[33], 771,818[34], 850,394[35], 994,598[36], 1,193,845[37], 1,547,493[38], 1,888,366[39], 2,112,473[40], 2,235,591[41]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Hidalgo[42]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]
- Official name: Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hidalgo[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Hidalgo sits at an elevation of 1918 m[47].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Hidalgo include hidalgoite[48], a mineral species[49].
Why It Matters
Hidalgo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Hidalgo is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Hidalgo include hidalgoite[48], a mineral species[49].