Hidalgo

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Hidalgo

Location

Statistics
Capital	Pachuca
Area	20,813 km² Ranked 26th
Population (2005 census)	2,345,514 Ranked 18th
HDI (2004)	0.7515 - medium Ranked 27th
Governor (2005-2011)	Miguel Osorio Chong (PRI)
Federal Deputies	PRI:4 PRD:2 PAN:1
Federal Senators	PRD:1 PRI:1 Convergencia:1
ISO 3166-2 Postal Abbr.	MX-HID Hgo.

Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico, with an area of 20,502 km².

In 2000 the state had a population of some 2,231,000 people. The state is named after Mexican independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

The state capital is Pachuca. Also in the state of Hidalgo is the town and ancient Toltec ruins of Tula.

[edit] Government and politics

The Constitution of the State of Hidalgo provides that the government of Hidalgo, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.

Executive power rests in the Governor of Hidalgo, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Hidalgo which is a unicameral legislature. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Hidalgo.

The last Local elections in Hidalgo were held on 2005.

[edit] Municipalities

See Main article: Municipalities of Hidalgo

The State of Hidalgo is divided into 84 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Most municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. the municipial seat of the Municipality of Pachuca is the City of Pachuca.