Alfajayucan
Town and municipality in Hidalgo, Mexico
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Alfajayucan (Otomi: Nxamti) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The town serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, which covers an area of 467.7 km2 (180.6 sq mi).
Alfajayucan | |
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Town and municipality | |
Alfajayucan Municipal Palace | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Alfajayucan Location within Hidalgo  Alfajayucan Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°24′N 99°21′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Alfajayucan |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Hidalgo's 2nd |
| Area | |
• Total | 467.7 km2 (180.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 16,859 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | alfajayucan.hidalgo.gob.mx |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 16,859.[1] In 2017 there were 4,342 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[2] primarily Mezquital Otomi.[3]
