San Felipe Orizatlán Orizatlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
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  San Felipe Orizatlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:21°10′19″N98°36′23″W / 21.17194°N 98.60639°W /21.17194; -98.60639 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Orizatlán |
| Area | |
• Total | 308 km2 (119 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118.77 km2 (45.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 425.1 km2 (164.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 38,472 |
| • Density | 45.86/km2 (118.77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | [[UTC-6:00]] |
| Postal code | 43020[1] |
| Area code | 483[2] |
| Website | http://orizatlan.gob.mx/turistico/inicio.php |
Orizatlán (officially:San Felipe Orizatlán) is a town and one of the 84municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-easternMexico. The municipal seat lies at Orizatlán. The municipality covers an area of 308 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 38,472.[3]
Its name is due in its first part to the patron saintSan Felipe de Jesús and in the second part to the Greek rootoryza (rice) and the voiceNáhuatltlan ( place), so it is understood that it means "place of rice".[note 1][4][5]
The first inhabitants of the area were Huasco indigenous people who settled in the area before the conquest. Originally, San Felipe Orizatlán wasIndian political society belonging to the Mayor's Office ofHuejutla. The municipal capital was founded in the 16th century by indigenous people and Spaniards, thus carrying out an evangelization. In the year of1870, the state of Hidalgo declares Orizatlánmunicipal head.
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