Actopan, Hidalgo

Actopan is a ceety an ane o the 84 municipalities o Hidalgo, in central-eastren Mexico. The municipality covers an aurie o 280.1 km². It is crossed bi the federal road that runs frae Mexico Ceety tae Nuevo Laredo an it is locatit 30 km northwast o Pachuca, the caipital ceety o the state o Hidalgo.

Actopan is kent as the ceety o the convent an the land o the barbecue.  Its name derives frae the wird “Atoctli” meanin “firm, fertile, an humid land” an the wird “pan” meanin “on” or “ower” in Otomi.  Thus, the name Actopan comes taemean “on the firm, humid, an fertile land”.http://www.actopan.info/actopan/toponimia.shtml 

Actopan’s oreeginal name in Otomi wis “Mañutzi” which translates tae “my little pathwey”.

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Category:Municipalities o Hidalgo (state)
Category:Populatit places in Hidalgo (state)
Category:Populatit places established in 1546