Location of Hidalgo in the Mexican territory.
Map of the state of Hidalgo.
The
geography of the
State of Hidalgo refers to the
physical geography and
human geography of
Hidalgo , a state in central
Mexico .
It's located in the region east of the country, bordering to the north with
San Luis Potosí and
Veracruz , to the east with
Puebla , to the south with
Tlaxcala and the
state of Mexico , and to
[1] It's located between the coordinates: to the
north , 21°23′ 55″ ; to the
south , 19°35′ 52″ of the
latitude north; to the
east , 97°59′ 06″ ; to the
west , [
clarification needed ] .
[. 1] It's made up of
eighty-four municipalities .
[2]
According to
INEGI , it has an area of 20 813.57 km2 ,
[3] and represents 1.06% of the area of the country.
[note 1]
[1]
[5] It's the 6th least extensive state - ahead of
Querétaro ,
Colima ,
Aguascalientes ,
Morelos and
Tlaxcala , the least extensive. The largest municipality is
Zimapán , with an area of 872.24 km2 representing 4.19% of the state area;
[note 2] And the least extensive municipality is
Tlahuelilpan , with an area of 28.18 km2 representing 0.14% of the state area.
[note 3]
[3]
[10]
Geographical regions
Characteristics
Geographical regions of the state of Hidalgo.
The state of Hidalgo shows a great geographical diversity, which causes the existence of an extensive variety of flora and fauna, as well as climatic and geomorphological conditions.
[. 2] From north to south, there are three clear regions: the first is the
Northern Gulf Coastal Plain , and the one with the lowest
altitude ; the second is composed of the
Eastern Mother Sierra , with medium altitude, and the third is the
Neovolcanic Axis , with the highest altitude in the state.
[11]
So different and contrasting between one region and another that they directly affect the economic aspects and way of life of its inhabitants; this has made it possible to classify and identify ten natural regions that group municipalities with similar characteristics.
[. 2] The geocultural regions of Hidalgo constitute an exercise in the grouping of geographical spaces based on the cultural characteristics they share.
[12]
In this way, in the northwestern portion of the state, the
Huasteca region has been fully identified.
[. 2] In the part corresponding to the
Sierra Madre Oriental , located in the center of the territory, with a southeast–northwest direction, municipalities are grouped into four different regions:
Sierra de Tenango ,
Sierra Baja ,
Sierra Alta , and
Sierra Gorda . In the
Neovolcanic Axis , in the center is the
Mining Valley , in the southeast fraction is the
Tulancingo Valley and the
Altiplanicie pulquera , to the west and southwest the
Mezquital Valley , to the south is the
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The
Huasteca is a long and narrow strip of abundant vegetation, it has a little rugged surface, except for some peaks and hills it lacks remarkable mountains.
[. 3] La
Sierra Alta es una región en donde destacan bruscas elevaciones que forman parte de la Sierra Madre Oriental.
[. 3] In the
Sierra Baja its landscape is not precisely of high hills or sharp mountains, but of a
plain that suddenly seems to sink through its
barrancas and
canñones .
[. 3]
The
Sierra Gorda was born in Hidalgo as a branch of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in this part there are very rugged surfaces with rough and boluda mountains.
[. 3] The
Sierra de Tenango also called Sierra Otomí-Tepehua is a region of less abrupt mountains and has small intramontaneous
plain .
[. 3] The
Tulancingo Valley in a large valley that could formerly be a
basin
Lakester , begins where the mountain ends its conformation, is characterized by the presence of some rock formations of volcanic origin.
[. 4]
[13] The
Mining Region has a relief of
serranía is an area rich in deposits of metals such as lead, gold and silver.
[11]
The
Altiplanicie pulquera also known as the
plains of Apan , is an
Highland with three lake areas, small the so-called lagoons of
Tochac-Atocha ,
Apan
[14] it has cultivation landscapes, especially the
maguey
pulque .
[11] The
Basin of Mexico also called
Pachuca-Tizayuca Valley corresponds to semi-arid plains that are highly usable for agricultural activities,
[. 4] it's a corridor protected by a chain of hills on each side.
[11] The
Mezquital Valley is made up of various valleys and plains, limited by isolated volcanic mountains and basaltic spills;
[11] it includes a surface of extreme aridity.
[. 4]
Delimitation
The number of regions that make up the state of Hidalgo depends on the work and the author consulted. Sometimes the
Sierra Alta and the
Sierra Baja are placed in a single region called the Sierra Hidalguense.
[15]
[. 5]
[. 6]
[. 7] and to the
Tulancingo Valley , the
Mining Region , the
Altiplanicie pulquera , the
Basin of Mexico ; they are placed in a single region called the Altiplano Hidalguense.
[. 4]
[. 8]
[. 9] The
Sierra de Tenango , is confused with the slopes that go down to the
Huasteca ;
[11] some geographical letters name it as part of the
Sierra Norte de Puebla and others as part of the Sierra de
Huayacocotla .
[11] Even the
Acaxochitlán is named as part of the
Totonacapan region.
[16]
[17]
[18]
The
Huasteca is a multicultural region that includes the southern part of the state of
Tamaulipas , the north of
Veracruz , the east of
San Luis Potosí , the north of the state of Hidalgo, a northern portion of
Querétaro .
[19] The Huasteca Hidalgo, is located to the north of the state territory, but some sources extend it to the south, to the municipalities of
Molango de Escamilla ,
Metztitlán and
Zacualtipán de Ángeles .
[20]
[16] Even annexing parts of the
municipality of Huasca de Ocampo ,
[21] And the
Sierra de Tenango ,
[20]
[16] reaching the northern part of
Puebla .
[19]
The
Basin of Mexico was an
endorheic basin formed by a large system of lakes:
Chalco ,
Xochimilco ,
Texcoco ,
San Cristóbal-Xaltocan .
[22] The region is made up of four valleys, the
Valley of Mexico ,
Valley of Cuautitlán ,
Valley of Apan and the
Pachuca-Tizayuca Valley ; it's comprised between four federal entities: the
state of Mexico ,
Mexico City , Hidalgo and
Tlaxcala . The
Sierra Gorda is born in Hidalgo as a branch of the Sierra Madre Oriental and culminates in
San Luis Potosí , after crossing
Querétaro and
Guanajuato .
[. 3] The
Mezquital Valley can extend to the northern part of the
state of Mexico and a limited area of the southeast of the
state of Querétaro .
[23]
[24]
Climatology
Climate
Sunset in
Xihuingo ,
municipality of Tepeapulco .
Geographically, three well-defined climatic zones are distinguished in the state of Hidalgo: zone of warm and semi-warm climates, zone of temperate climates, and Zone of dry and semi-dry climates.
[. 10]
[25]
[26] To a lesser extent, the semi-cold climate appears in small areas, which develops in the highest parts of the state.
[. 10]
[26]
Sunrise in
Huitzila , municipality of
Tizayuca .
See also
References
Notes
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INEGI 2017 , p. 19
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c
INEGI 2004 , p. 5
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c
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INEGI 2004 , p. 6
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INEGI 2004 , p. 7
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Ballesteros García & Cuatepotzo Costeira 2003 , p. 15
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Ballesteros García & Cuatepotzo Costeira 2003 , p. 16
^
González Olguín, Mera Mendoza & Reyes Olvera 1994 , p. 28
^
Ballesteros García & Cuatepotzo Costeira 2003 , p. 18
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González Olguín, Mera Mendoza & Reyes Olvera 1994 , p. 41
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a
b
INEGI 1992 , p. 9
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^
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^
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