Huasca de Ocampo

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Huasca
Toun & Municipality
Huasca de Ocampo
Streetview leukin towards parish kirk
Streetview leukin towards parish kirk
Official seal of Huasca
Seal
Location o the municipality o Huasca de Ocampo in Hidalgo.
Location o the municipality o Huasca de Ocampo in Hidalgo.
Huasca is located in Mexico
Huasca
Huasca
Coordinates: 20°12′10″N 98°34′33″W / 20.20278°N 98.57583°W / 20.20278; -98.57583
Kintra Mexico
StateHidalgo (state)
Foondit18t century
Municipal Status1864
Govrenment
 • Municipal PresesÁlvaro López Vaca
Elevation
of seat
2100 m (6,900 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Municipality15,201
 • Seat
543
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code (of seat)
43503
WebsiteWebsite
Church San Juan Bautista

Huasca de Ocampo is a toun an municipality o the state o Hidalgo in central Mexico. It is locatit 34 km frae Pachuca an 16 km frae Real del Monte in the Sierra de Pachuca Muntains.[1][2] While the toun itsel it juist athin the muntain range, hintle o the municipal land in locatit in a valley that opens up tae the east o the toun. While ane o the first haciendas tae be established in Mexico is locatit here, economic development started with mining haciendas biggit bi Pedro Romero de Terreros in the 18t century. Bi the mid 20t century, nane o these haciendas wur in existence, haein been broken up intae ejido lands an some even fully or pairtially unner lakes creatit bi dams. While agricultur remains important economically, the aurie haes been promotit as a tourism destination, especially for weekend visitors frae Mexico Ceety, wi attractions such as canyons, traditional hooses, auld hacienda facilities an watterfaws.[3]

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  1. "Estado de Hidalgo Huasca de Ocampo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2005. Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2011. Retrieved 15 Julie 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. Ma. Eugenia Monroy (16 November 1997). "Fin de Semana/ Dese unos aires en Hidalgo". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 18. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz, ed. (2008). "Mexico Desconocido Guia de Hidalgo". Mexico Desconocido (in Spanish). Mexico City: Impresiones Aéreas S.A. de C.V.: 28–41. ISSN 1870-9400.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)