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Atotonilco de Tula

Hidalgo, Mexico · North America

About Atotonilco de Tula

Atotonilco de Tula sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zacamulpa, 53km from Teotihuacan.

Atotonilco de Tula is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 8,154, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Atotonilco de Tula sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Atotonilco de Tula to your route.

About Atotonilco de Tula

Atotonilco de Tula is a city that serves as the municipal seat for one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo. It is located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The municipality lies at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley, approximately 86 kilometers north of Mexico City and about

Read more 180 km northeast of the state capital, Pachuca de Soto. The name comes from Nahuatl and means "place of hot springs"; in the Otomi language, it is called Padehe. The municipality covers an area of 31 km2 (12 sq mi). As of the 2010 census, it had a total population of 31,078. It is now part of the Tula de Allende built-up (or metropolitan) area.

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Where is Atotonilco de Tula located?

Atotonilco de Tula is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.0077 latitude, -99.2180 longitude.

What is the population of Atotonilco de Tula?

Atotonilco de Tula has a population of approximately 8,154 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
8,154
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Hidalgo
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.0077, -99.2180

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Atotonilco de Tula

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museo Nacional del Virreinato

A vast former Jesuit college at Tepotzotlán whose Church of San Francisco Javier holds Mexico's most overwhelming set of gilded Churrigueresque altarpieces: a wall-to-wall gold explosion, plus colonial art across the cloisters.

33 km · about 40 min drive

ancient ruins

Teotihuacan

The massive pre-Aztec city featuring the towering Pyramids of the Sun and Moon and the grand Avenue of the Dead, once one of the largest cities in the ancient world.

53 km · about 60 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.

59 km · about 70 min drive

landmark

Mineral del Monte (Real del Monte)

Hidalgo's "Little Cornwall" at 2,700 m: red-roofed houses, a Cornish cemetery whose graves face England, and 30 bakeries selling pastes, the Mexican descendant of the Cornish pasty.

59 km · about 70 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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4 km awayPop. 4,284

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