Zempoala, Hidalgo
Zempoala | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
Zempoala Zempoala | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′55″N 98°40′08″W / 19.91528°N 98.66889°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Zempoala |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Hidalgo's 7th |
| Area | |
• Total | 305.8 km2 (118.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 57,906 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code | 43830 |
| Website | zempoala.gob.mx |
Zempoala is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 319.78 km2. The name Zempoala derives from the Nahuatl roots "Cempoalli", meaning "twenty" and "tlan", meaning "place"; giving Zempoala the meaning of "place of twenties", referring to the market held every twenty days.
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 57,906.