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Tenango de Doria
Tenango de Doria is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 210.7 square kilometers (81.4 sq mi).
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 17,503. In 2017 there were 5,030 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Sierra Otomi and Nahuatl.
The municipality is located to the east of Hidalgo between the parallels 20° 15' and 20° 25' of north latitude; the meridians 98° 05' and 98° 20' of west longitude. Its elevation is between 700 and 2,800 meters (2,300–9,200 ft) above sea level. This municipality has an area of 176.61 square kilometers (68.19 sq mi) and accounts for 0.85% of the state’s area, within the geographical region known as Sierra de Tenango.
The name Tenango (or Tenanco) is of Nahuatl origin and means 'in the place of walls', from Nahuatl languages: tenamitl, lit. 'wall' and the locative element co. The suffix de Doria was added in honor of Juan Crisóstomo Doria, the first governor of the state of Hidalgo.
The municipality's emblem represents a wall with upward projections that resemble battlements, with a lower wall with four circles.
Tenango de Doria is located within the provinces of Sierra Madre Oriental (99.0%) and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (1.0%); within the subprovince of Carso Huasteco (99.0%), Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo (1.0%). Its terrain is mainly sierra (mountainous) (98.0%), with some plains (1.0%), and plateaus (1.0%). Of the higher elevations found in the municipality, the cerros (hills) of Estribo, Brujo, Debosda el Crío, Macho and the Cuchilla are all at higher than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level.
Its geology corresponds to the Jurassic period (34.0%), Cretaceous period (33.0%), Neogene period (31.64%), and Triassic period (1.0%). For igneous rock types, the percentages are as follows: acidic tufts (29.64%), and basalt (3.0%). For sedimentary rock types: limestone (33.0%), sandstone shale (27.0%) limestone-shale (6.0%), and sandstone conglomerate (1.0%). Regarding edaphology, the soil is classified mainly as luvisol (86.64%), regosol (5.0%), and cambisol (8.0%).
This municipality is located in the hydrological region of Tuxpan-Nautla (97.0%), and of the Pánuco River (3.0%); in the basins of the Tuxpan River (76.0%), Cazones River (21.0%), and the Moctezuma River (3.0%); in the sub-basin of the Pantepec River (76.0%), the San Marcos River (21.0%), and Metztitlán River (3.0%).
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Tenango de Doria
Tenango de Doria is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 210.7 square kilometers (81.4 sq mi).
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 17,503. In 2017 there were 5,030 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Sierra Otomi and Nahuatl.
The municipality is located to the east of Hidalgo between the parallels 20° 15' and 20° 25' of north latitude; the meridians 98° 05' and 98° 20' of west longitude. Its elevation is between 700 and 2,800 meters (2,300–9,200 ft) above sea level. This municipality has an area of 176.61 square kilometers (68.19 sq mi) and accounts for 0.85% of the state’s area, within the geographical region known as Sierra de Tenango.
The name Tenango (or Tenanco) is of Nahuatl origin and means 'in the place of walls', from Nahuatl languages: tenamitl, lit. 'wall' and the locative element co. The suffix de Doria was added in honor of Juan Crisóstomo Doria, the first governor of the state of Hidalgo.
The municipality's emblem represents a wall with upward projections that resemble battlements, with a lower wall with four circles.
Tenango de Doria is located within the provinces of Sierra Madre Oriental (99.0%) and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (1.0%); within the subprovince of Carso Huasteco (99.0%), Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo (1.0%). Its terrain is mainly sierra (mountainous) (98.0%), with some plains (1.0%), and plateaus (1.0%). Of the higher elevations found in the municipality, the cerros (hills) of Estribo, Brujo, Debosda el Crío, Macho and the Cuchilla are all at higher than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level.
Its geology corresponds to the Jurassic period (34.0%), Cretaceous period (33.0%), Neogene period (31.64%), and Triassic period (1.0%). For igneous rock types, the percentages are as follows: acidic tufts (29.64%), and basalt (3.0%). For sedimentary rock types: limestone (33.0%), sandstone shale (27.0%) limestone-shale (6.0%), and sandstone conglomerate (1.0%). Regarding edaphology, the soil is classified mainly as luvisol (86.64%), regosol (5.0%), and cambisol (8.0%).
This municipality is located in the hydrological region of Tuxpan-Nautla (97.0%), and of the Pánuco River (3.0%); in the basins of the Tuxpan River (76.0%), Cazones River (21.0%), and the Moctezuma River (3.0%); in the sub-basin of the Pantepec River (76.0%), the San Marcos River (21.0%), and Metztitlán River (3.0%).
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