Hidalgo (state) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids

State of Hidalgo

Flag	Coat of arms

Location within Mexico

Country

Capital

Area

Ranked 26th

• Total

20,813 km² (8,036 sq mi)

Population

(2005)

• Total

2,345,514 (Ranked 18th)

• Summer (DST)

HDI (2004)

0.7515 - medium
Ranked 27th

MX-HID

Postal abbr.

Hgo.

Website

Hidalgo State Government

Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico. About 2,350,000 people live there. Its capital is called Pachuca.

Images for kids

Cave paintings in Huichapan
Atlantes at the Tula archeological site
Monastery of San Francisco in Pachuca.
Lord's Prayer written in Spanish and Otomi at the Church of San Miguel in Ixmiquilpan
Baked pasties for sale in Pachuca
The original statue of Diana Cazadora is located in Ixmiquilpan.
Canyon south of Peña del Aire, in Huasca de Ocampo, a part of the Barranca de Metztitlán Biosphere Reserve.
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the Municipality of Apan, southern Hidalgo.
Tulancingo Valley, temperate zone.
Tula River, in the municipality of Mixquiahuala.
The former Acosta mine, now a museum
Grain silos in Acatlán
Display of bottled pulque at the Feria de Pachuca
Ceramics by Nicolas Vita Hernandez of Chililco, Huejutla