Apan is a city and one of the 84
municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. The municipality covers an area of 346.9 km
2.
Overview-Twin Towns-sister Cities
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 39,247.
It was an important site in the
War of Independence
Wars of national liberation, also called wars of independence or wars of liberation, are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) ...
(1810-1821). It is a center for the production of
pulque and for the sport of ''
charrería'', or Mexican
rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...
.
Apan's sister city is
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana. It is the most populous city in the Elkhart–Goshen metropolitan area, which in tu ...
.
Gallery
File:Kirche in Apan (fcm).jpg, Church
File:Estación del ferrocarril de Apan.jpg, Railway station
References
External links
Municipalities of Hidalgo (state)
Populated places in Hidalgo (state)
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