Atotonilco de Tula

Atotonilco de Tula
City and municipality
Atotonilco de Tula
Atotonilco de Tula
Coordinates: 20°03′N 99°11′W / 20.050°N 99.183°W / 20.050; -99.183
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
MunicipalityAtotonilco de Tula
Government
 • Federal electoral districtHidalgo's 5th
Area
 • City and municipality
31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • City and municipality
31,078
 • Metro
Tula de Allende
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Websiteatotonilcodetula.gob.mx

Atotonilco de Tula is a city that serves as the municipal seat for one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo. It is located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The municipality lies at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley, approximately 86 kilometers north of Mexico City and about 180 km northeast of the state capital, Pachuca de Soto.

The name comes from Nahuatl and means "place of hot springs"; in the Otomi language, it is called Padehe. The municipality covers an area of 31 km2 (12 sq mi). As of the 2010 census, it had a total population of 31,078. It is now part of the Tula de Allende built-up (or metropolitan) area.