La Misión, Hidalgo

La Misión is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 179.9 km². The first Spanish colonisers named the town "Cibola", and it was later named "The Mission" by the Franciscan friars that arrived there in later years.

La Misión
Municipality and town
Seal
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Coordinates: 21°06′N 99°08′W
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipal seat	La Misión
Area
• Total	179.9 km2 (69.5 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	10,096

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,096.^[1]

See also

• Cerro Prieto, Hidalgo