Alfajayucan ( Otomi: Nxamti) is a town and one of the 84

municipalities of Hidalgo Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo is a Administrative divisions of Mexico#States, state in central Mexico divided into 84 municipalities of Mexico, municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Hidalgo is the States of Mexico, 16th most populous st ...

, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Alfajayucan. The municipality covers an area of 467.7 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 16,859. In 2017 there were 4,342 inhabitants who spoke an

indigenous language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples. This language is from a linguistically distinct community that originated in the area. Indigenous languages are not neces ...

, primarily

Mezquital Otomi Northwestern Otomi is a Native American language of central Mexico. Varieties There are two varieties with limited (c. 78%) intelligibility, sometimes considered separate languages: *Mezquital Otomi (''Otomí del Valle del Mezquital''). The aut ...

. Xamaje is a section of Afajayucan, Hidalgo, Mexico

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Municipalities of Hidalgo (state) Populated places in Hidalgo (state) {{Hidalgo-geo-stub