El Oro de Hidalgo

El Oro de Hidalgo is a small colonial era town in northwestern that was once a hub of mining activity. Many visitors come for its colorful history and charming old-world atmosphere, but it also offers opportunities for outdoor recreation, particularly on Presa Brockman, a man-made lake, and the pine forests of nearby Rayon National Park.
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  • Type: Town with 5,780 residents
  • Description: municipal seat of El Oro, State of México, Mexico
  • Also known as: “El Oro”, “El Oro Hidalgo”, and “Oro de Hidalgo”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tlalpujahua.

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is a small town of about 3,600 residents in . It is a historic gold mining town and an important site in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.

El Oro de Hidalgo

Latitude
19.8005° or 19° 48′ 2″ north
Longitude
-100.13° or 100° 7′ 48″ west
Population
5,780
Elevation
2,748 metres (9,016 feet)
Open location code
75FXRV2C+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1922208403
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4008868
Wiki­data ID
Q27785387
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Turkish—“El Oro de Hidalgo” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “এল ওরো দে ইদাল্গো”
  • Catalan: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Cebuano: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Chechen: “Эль Оро де Идальго (Эль Оро)”
  • Chechen: “Эль Оро де Идальго”
  • Dutch: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • French: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • German: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Ladino: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Serbian: “Ел Оро де Идалго”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “El Oro de Hidalgo, México”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Spanish: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Spanish: “El Oro”
  • Swedish: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • Tatar: “Эль Оро де Идальго (Эль Оро)”
  • Tatar: “Эль Оро де Идальго”
  • Turkish: “El Oro de Hidalgo”
  • “El Oro de Hidalgo”

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