Zacualtipan

Zacualtipan de Ángeles
Municipality and town
Glyph and coat of arms
Zacualtipan de Ángeles Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°WCoordinates: 20°39′N 98°39′W / 20.650°N 98.650°W
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipal seat	Zacualtipan de Ángeles
Area
• Total	241.6 km^2 (93.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	25,987

Zacualtipan (formally: Zacualtipan de Ángeles ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,987.^[1]

History

The town of Zacualtipan was the site of the Action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican American War.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Zacualtipan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	16.5 (61.7)	18.1 (64.6)	21.4 (70.5)	23.6 (74.5)	24.3 (75.7)	22 (72)	20.3 (68.5)	20.8 (69.4)	19.6 (67.3)	18.5 (65.3)	17.6 (63.7)	16.8 (62.2)	19.96 (67.95)
Average low °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	3.2 (37.8)	5.3 (41.5)	7.3 (45.1)	8.5 (47.3)	8.8 (47.8)	8.1 (46.6)	8.1 (46.6)	7.9 (46.2)	6 (43)	4 (39.2)	2.7 (36.9)	6.02 (42.84)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	41 (1.6)	30 (1.2)	33 (1.3)	48 (1.9)	66 (2.6)	198 (7.8)	206 (8.1)	200 (8)	366 (14.4)	208 (8.2)	89 (3.5)	38 (1.5)	1,523 (60.1)
Source: Weatherbase [3]

References

1. "Zacualtipan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
2. Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, History of the Mexican War, Church News Publishing Company, Washington D. C., 1892, pp.532-535
3. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacualtipan, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.