Zimapán Municipality

Zimapán is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 860.9 km2. The name Zimapán derives from the Nahuatl words "cimatl", meaning "cimate" and "pan", meaning "inside or over"; which translates to "over the cimate" or "in the cimate".
  • Type: municipality of Mexico
  • Description: municipality in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico
  • Also known as: “conceyu de Zimapán”, “Municipio de Zimapan”, “Zimapán”, “Zimapán (conceyu de Méxicu)”, “Zimapán (Hidalgo, Méxicu)”, and “Zimapan Municipality”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zimapán.

is a small city of about 15,000 people in the Central Mexican state of .

Zimapán Municipality

Latitude
20.7438° or 20° 44′ 38″ north
Longitude
-99.3554° or 99° 21′ 19″ west
Elevation
2,054 metres (6,739 feet)
Open location code
76G2PJVV+GR
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Zimapán Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Zimapán”
  • Basque: “Zimapán (udalerria)”
  • Basque: “Zimapán”
  • Catalan: “Zimapán”
  • Cebuano: “Zimapan”
  • Cebuano: “Zimapán”
  • Chechen: “Зимапан”
  • Czech: “Zimapán”
  • Dutch: “Zimapan”
  • Esperanto: “Zimapán”
  • French: “Zimapán”
  • Friulian: “Zimapán”
  • Georgian: “სიმაპანი”
  • German: “Zimapán”
  • Italian: “Zimapán”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zimapán”
  • Portuguese: “Zimapán”
  • Russian: “Симапан”
  • Scots: “Zimapan”
  • Serbian: “Општина Зимапан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Zimapán, Hidalgo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Zimapán”
  • Slovak: “Zimapán”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Zimapán”
  • Swedish: “Zimapan”
  • Swedish: “Zimapán”
  • Tatar: “Зимапан муниципалитеты”
  • Turkish: “Zimapán”
  • Venetian: “Zimapán”
  • Vietnamese: “Zimapán”
  • “Cimapan”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Muhí and La Barranca del Muhí.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro El Muy and Cerro Lindas.

Hidalgo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Pachuca and Tulancingo.

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