Tlahuelilpan

Tlahuelilpan (Spanish pronunciation: [tlaweˈlilpan]; Nahuatl languages: Tlaualilpan, lit. 'place where the lands are irrigated')^[1] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 31.3 km² (12.1 sq mi). As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 17,153.^[2]

Tlahuelilpan
Municipality and town
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Coordinates: 20°07′47″N 99°13′43″W
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipal seat	Tlahuelilpan
Area
• Total	31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	17,153
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

History

On January 18, 2019, the town was the site of a deadly pipeline explosion, killing 130 people and causing 48 injuries.^[3][4] On March 24, 2019, a new leak from a clandestine gasoline operation was detected two months after the explosion that left 135 dead.^[5]