Hidalgo, Mexico · North America
Zimapan sits on the route: 5 minutes from Álvaro Obregón, 41km from Grutas Tolantongo.
Zimapan is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 13,243, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Zimapan 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 Zimapan to your route.
Zimapán (Otomi: Mabo̱za) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 860.9 km2 (332.4 sq mi).
The name Zimapán derives from the Nahuatl words "cimatl", meaning "cimate" (a root used to ferment pulque) and "pan", meaning "inside or over"; whichRead more
translates to "over the cimate" or "in the cimate".
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 39,927. Zimapán has a regional hospital and seven health centers. It also has 32 Casas de Salud, or health houses.
Los Mármoles National Park is located in the municipality, northeast of the town in the Sierra Madre Oriental.
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Zimapan is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.7381 latitude, -99.3818 longitude.
Zimapan has a population of approximately 13,243 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A Hidalgo canyon where thermal springs pour out of the cliff into dozens of stacked turquoise infinity pools, plus a steaming cave and a tunnel that showers hot water from its walls. The access road is a spectacular switchback descent.
41 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The Sierra Gorda's main town, built around Junípero Serra's 1751–58 mission whose facade mixes Franciscan Baroque with unmistakably indigenous iconography: the first and most famous of the five UNESCO missions.
54 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's tallest monoliths, a 350-m volcanic rock towering over the pastel lanes of the magic town of Bernal: a favourite weekend drive from Querétaro and Mexico City.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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