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San Gabriel Azteca

Hidalgo, Mexico · North America

About San Gabriel Azteca

San Gabriel Azteca is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Santo Tomas, 40km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

San Gabriel Azteca is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 1,009, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, San Gabriel Azteca 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 San Gabriel Azteca to your route.

About San Gabriel Azteca

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

Read more market held every twenty days. As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 57,906.

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Where is San Gabriel Azteca located?

San Gabriel Azteca is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8804 latitude, -98.6161 longitude.

What is the population of San Gabriel Azteca?

San Gabriel Azteca has a population of approximately 1,009 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,009
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Hidalgo
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.8804, -98.6161

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

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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 San Gabriel Azteca

4 notable places within an hour's 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.

29 km · about 35 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.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Huasca de Ocampo

Mexico's first designated Pueblo Mágico, a Hidalgo village of red-tiled roofs beside the 18th-century Santa María Regla and San Miguel Regla silver haciendas, now set among reservoirs and basalt canyons.

36 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla

Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.

40 km · about 45 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near San Gabriel Azteca.

Santo Tomas

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 2,155

Zempoala

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 6,798

Santiago Tepeyahualco

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 2,580

Tlanalapa

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 7,518

San Agustín Zapotlán

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 1,204

San Isidro

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 1,171

Santa Mónica

🇲🇽 Mexico

11 km awayPop. 1,533

Tepeapulco

🇲🇽 Mexico

12 km awayPop. 15,244

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