Tula de Allende

Tula de Allende
Town and municipality
Tula de Allende
Coordinates: 20°03′N 99°21′W / 20.050°N 99.350°W / 20.050; -99.350
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
MunicipalityTula de Allende
Government
 • Municipal PresidentIsmael Gadoth Tapia Benítez
 • Federal electoral districtHidalgo's 5th
Area
 • Town and municipality
305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Town and municipality
103,919
 • Metro
188,659
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Area code42800
Websitetula.gob.mx

Tula de Allende (Otomi: Mämeni) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 km2 (118.07 sq mi), and as of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 103,919. The municipality includes numerous smaller outlying towns, the largest of which are El Llano, San Marcos, and San Miguel Vindho. It is a regional economic center and one of Mexico's fastest growing cities. However, it is best known as the home of the Tula archeological site, noted for its Atlantean figures. Its built-up area (or metro) made up of Atotonilco de Tula, Atitalaquia, Tlaxcoapan municipalities was home to 188,659 inhabitants at the 2010 census.