Atotonilco de Tula
Atotonilco de Tula | |
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City and municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Atotonilco de Tula Atotonilco de Tula | |
| Coordinates: 20°03′N 99°11′W / 20.050°N 99.183°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Atotonilco de Tula |
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| • Federal electoral district | Hidalgo's 5th |
| Area | |
• City and municipality | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• City and municipality | 31,078 |
| • Metro | Tula de Allende |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | atotonilcodetula.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.