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Tulancingo

Hidalgo, Mexico · North America

About Tulancingo

Tulancingo is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Fraccionamiento del Magisterio Tulancinguense, 26km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

Tulancingo is a city located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 102,406, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo to your route.

About Tulancingo

Tulancingo (officially Tulancingo de Bravo, for Nicolás Bravo; Otomi: Ngu̱hmu) is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and also forms one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, as well as the Archdiocese of Tulancingo. Located 93 km from Mexico

Read more City, this area is the most important wool textile producer in the country and was home to El Santo, Mexico's most famous lucha libre wrestler, and to Gabriel Vargas (cartoonist), author of the popular cartoon La Familia Burrón. It is also home to the Huapalcalco archeological site, which was the forerunner to the Teotihuacan civilization. The name derives from the Nahuatl words "tule" and "tzintle" which mean "in or behind the reeds." This is confirmed by its Aztec glyph.

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Where is Tulancingo located?

Tulancingo is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.0835 latitude, -98.3629 longitude.

What is the population of Tulancingo?

Tulancingo has a population of approximately 102,406 people, making it a city in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
102,406
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Hidalgo
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.0835, -98.3629

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 Tulancingo

3 notable places within an hour's 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.

26 km · about 30 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.

26 km · about 30 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.

33 km · about 40 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 Tulancingo.

San Nicolás el Chico

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 1,126

Fraccionamiento del Magisterio Tulancinguense

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,316

Pedregal de San José

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 2,753

Santiago Tulantepec

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 16,078

Ahuehuetitla

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 1,878

Rincones de la Hacienda

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 2,967

Javier Rojo Gómez

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 6,186

Ventoquipa

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 1,150

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