Tasquillo
Tasquillo (Otomi: Maxei) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. it is located km 5 from the Mexican Federal Highway 45 and km 10 from the nearby city of Ixmiquilpan in the central west part of the state of Hidalgo.
Tasquillo
Maxei | |
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Municipality and Town | |
Tasqullio seen from an aerial view with the Parroquia San Bernardino de Siena seen on the left | |
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Seal | |
Tasquillo Location in Mexico Tasquillo Tasquillo (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 20°37′N 99°15′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipality | Tasquillo |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Humberto Fuentes Portillo (2023-) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality and Town | 240 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,631 m (5,351 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Municipality and Town | 17,451 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 13,421 |
| Demonym(s) | Tasquillense Taquillano |
| Time zone | Central (US Central) |
It has not been possible to clarify whether the word Tasquillo is of origin Otomí or Nahuatl.
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