Juárez Hidalgo

Juárez Hidalgo is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. Created in 1869, its name honours both Benito Juárez and Miguel Hidalgo. The present-day municipal seat was known as Itztapanitla prior to European contact and, in colonial times, as San Guillermo.^[1]

Juárez Hidalgo
Municipality and town
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Coordinates: 20°46′59″N 98°49′44″W
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipal seat	Juárez Hidalgo
Municipality created	1869
Area
• Total	161.9 km2 (62.5 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	1,820
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)

The municipality of Juárez Hidalgo covers an area of 161.9 km². In 2020, it had a total population of 2,895, down from the 2010 figure^[2] but up from the 1,820 reported in the 2005 census.^[3] Fewer than 1.5% of the population are indigenous language speakers, with Nahuatl the most common.^[2]