Tenango de Doria

Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico
Official logo of Tenango de Doria
Emblem of Tenango de Doria
20°20′08″N 98°13′36″W / 20.33556°N 98.22667°W / 20.33556; -98.22667Country MexicoStateHidalgoMunicipal seatTenango de DoriaArea
 • Total210.7 km2 (81.4 sq mi)Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,503Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)Websitehttps://tenangodedoria.gob.mx/
Panoramic View of Tenango de Doria
Tenango de Doria's "Plaza" (Market)
View of Tenango de Doria's sign and city hall

Tenango de Doria is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 210.7 square kilometers (81.4 sq mi).

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 17,503.[1] In 2017 there were 5,030 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[2] primarily Sierra Otomi and Nahuatl.[3]

The municipality is located to the east of Hidalgo between the parallels 20° 15' and 20° 25' of north latitude; the meridians 98° 05' and 98° 20' of west longitude. Its elevation is between 700 and 2,800 meters (2,300–9,200 ft) above sea level.[4] This municipality has an area of 176.61 square kilometers (68.19 sq mi) and accounts for 0.85% of the state’s area, within the geographical region known as Sierra de Tenango. [5]

Toponymy

The name Tenango (or Tenanco) is of Nahuatl origin and means 'in the place of walls', from Nahuatl languages: tenamitl, lit. 'wall' and the locative element co. The suffix de Doria was added in honor of Juan Crisóstomo Doria [es], the first governor of the state of Hidalgo.[6]

Symbols

The municipality's emblem represents a wall with upward projections that resemble battlements, with a lower wall with four circles.[7]

Geography

Terrain

Tenango de Doria is located within the provinces of Sierra Madre Oriental (99.0%) and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (1.0%); within the subprovince of Carso Huasteco (99.0%), Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo (1.0%). Its terrain is mainly sierra (mountainous) (98.0%), with some plains (1.0%), and plateaus (1.0%). Of the higher elevations found in the municipality, the cerros (hills) of Estribo, Brujo, Debosda el Crío, Macho and the Cuchilla are all at higher than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level. [8]

Its geology corresponds to the Jurassic period (34.0%), Cretaceous period (33.0%), Neogene period (31.64%), and Triassic period (1.0%).[4] For igneous rock types, the percentages are as follows: acidic tufts (29.64%), and basalt (3.0%). For sedimentary rock types: limestone (33.0%), sandstone shale (27.0%) limestone-shale (6.0%), and sandstone conglomerate (1.0%). Regarding edaphology, the soil is classified mainly as luvisol (86.64%), regosol (5.0%), and cambisol (8.0%). [4]

Hydrology

This municipality is located in the hydrological region of Tuxpan-Nautla (97.0%), and of the Pánuco River (3.0%); in the basins of the Tuxpan River (76.0%), Cazones River (21.0%), and the Moctezuma River (3.0%); in the sub-basin of the Pantepec River (76.0%), the San Marcos River (21.0%), and Metztitlán River (3.0%).

The water streams that flow through this area are: [8]

  • Tenango
  • la Ardilla ('the Squirrel')
  • San Francisco
  • Agua Grande ('large water')
  • Carrizal
  • Arenal
  • Camarones
  • Cuarco
  • los María ('the María')
  • Cerro Viejo ('old hill')
  • Cerro Blanco ('white hill')
  • Pie del Cerro ('foot of the hill')
  • and Mesillas.

Demographics

According to the results presented by the Census of Population and Housing 2020 from National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the municipality has a total of 17,503 inhabitants, with 8,395 men and 9,108 women. There is a population density of 99.1 inhabitants per square kilometer (257/sq mi), with half of the population being 27 years or younger. There are 92 men for every 100 women.[9]

The percentage of the population that speaks an indigenous language is 26.36%. Mainly Sierra Otomi is spoken in this municipality (98.6%), with some people speaking Nahuatl (0.9%). The percentage of the population that is considered Afro-Mexican or Afro-descendant is 1.61%.

Localities

As of 2020, according to the Catalog of Localities, this municipality has at least 59 localities.

Demographic detail for localities
INEGI Code Locality Population (2020) Percentage (%) Population setting Population category
130600001 Tenango de Doria 2614 14.93 Urban Municipal head
130600037 Santa Mónica 1381 7.89 Rural Community
130600034 San Nicolás 1322 7.55 Rural Community
130600010 El Damo 996 5.69 Rural Community
130600061 San José 945 5.40 Rural Community
130600035 San Pablo el Grande 793 4.53 Rural Community
130600036 Santa María Temaxcalapa 588 3.36 Rural Community
130600009 La Cruz de Tenango 514 2.94 Rural Community
130600006 Cerro Chiquito 464 2.65 Rural Farm
130600012 El Dequeña 452 2.58 Rural Farm
130600023 El Nanthe 445 2.54 Rural Farm
130600020 Ejido López Mateos (La Colonia) 436 2.49 Rural Farm
130600032 San Francisco la Laguna 397 2.27 Rural Farm
130600004 El Bopo 332 1.90 Rural Farm
130600026 Peña Blanca 316 1.81 Rural Farm
130600002 El Aguacate 314 1.79 Rural Farm
130600043 El Xuthi 306 1.75 Rural Farm
130600040 El Texme 303 1.73 Rural Farm
130600022 Agua Zarca 279 1.59 Rural Farm
130600051 Palo Gacho 279 1.59 Rural Farm
130600038 El Temapá 255 1.46 Rural Farm
130600005 El Casiu 235 1.34 Rural Farm
130600019 San Isidro la Laguna 226 1.29 Rural Farm
130600062 La Loma 215 1.23 Rural Farm
130600033 San José del Valle 204 1.17 Rural Farm
130600015 El Gosco 199 1.14 Rural Farm
130600029 El Progreso 190 1.09 Rural Farm
130600044 El Zetoy 188 1.07 Rural Farm
130600011 El Desdavi 171 0.98 Rural Farm
130600031 San Francisco Ixmiquilpan 166 0.95 Rural Farm
130600052 El Tenexco 155 0.89 Rural Farm
130600030 La Reforma 155 0.89 Rural Farm
130600058 La Palizada 151 0.86 Rural Farm
130600003 Los Ahilares 139 0.79 Rural Farm
130600048 Linda Vista 122 0.70 Rural Farm
130600054 El Xindhó 116 0.66 Rural Farm
130600016 Huasquilla 114 0.65 Rural Farm
130600049 El Lindero 110 0.63 Rural Farm
130600068 La Loma del Progreso 97 0.55 Rural Farm
130600047 Las Juntas 93 0.53 Rural Farm
130600055 Ejido Emiliano Zapata 92 0.53 Rural Farm
130600067 Colonia Ermita 88 0.50 Rural Farm
130600027 Los Planes de Santiago 80 0.46 Rural Farm
130600060 El Barrio de San José 63 0.36 Rural Farm
130600014 El Dexhuadá 63 0.36 Rural Farm
130600053 El Tramo 63 0.36 Rural Farm
130600057 El Xaja 61 0.35 Rural Farm
130600021 El Mamay 48 0.27 Rural Farm
130600050 El Madhó 42 0.24 Rural Farm
130600066 Piedras Negras 35 0.20 Rural Farm
130600064 El Dixoy 34 0.19 Rural Farm
130600065 La Joya 28 0.16 Rural Farm
130600059 El Juanthe 7 0.04 Rural Farm
130600024 El Ñanjuay 7 0.04 Rural Farm
130600013 El Despi 5 0.03 Rural Farm
130600008 La Concepción (El Carrizal) 4 0.02 Rural Farm
130600069 La Palma 3 0.02 Rural Farm
130600045 Cerro Grande 2 0.01 Rural Farm
130600028 El Potrero 1 0.01 Rural Farm

Arts and culture

Tenango embroidery style on clay dishes

Tenango de Doria is renowned for its vibrant Tenango embroidery and textiles. Tenangos (or tenancos) are art pieces which are a part of the municipality's history. It is most notable as it has spread to other parts of Mexico, and the world. Not only that, but the Tenango embroidery style has expanded to be applied to other art mediums. Local artisans in Tenango de Doria have used these colorful designs and applied to them to "barro" (clay) dishware, such as plates and teapots.[10]

Tenango de Doria's center of community is found in its municipal hall that has been renovated over the years. This building decorated with flora and fauna that is depicted in the traditional Tenango style reflects the municipality's identity and community. There are large, colorful, Tenango de Doria letters that are set up in front of the city hall's entrance and library. The street that the city hall is located at is also where weekly "plazas" (markets) are set up: each Sunday, vendors set up their stalls and townspeople join to buy products. These goods range from small toys and ice cream, to fresh fruit and meat, to sponges and shoes. [11]

Other notable features and touristic attractions in this town are the Church of San Agustín, built in 1891, and the cerros (hills) Brujo, el Arco, and el Cirio.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Tenango de Doria". CityPopulation.de. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, México. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Información Estadística Básica: Carpeta Municipal Tenango de Doria" (PDF), Sistema Integral de Información del Estado de Hidalgo (in Spanish), Secretaria de Planeación Desarrollo Regional Regional y Metropolitano, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017, retrieved 22 March 2017
  3. ^ Báez Cubero, Lourdes; Garret Ríos, Gabriela; Pérez González, David; Moreno Alcántara, Beatriz; Fierro Alonso, Ulises Julio; Hernández García, Milton Gabriel (2012). "Los pueblos indígenas de Hidalgo". Atlas etnográfico (PDF) (in Spanish) (First ed.). México, D.F; México: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. pp. 32–35. ISBN 978-607-484-357-6.
  4. ^ a b c "Tenango de Doria; Hidalgo", Compendio de información geográfica municipal 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 2010, retrieved 16 March 2024
  5. ^ "Estado de Hidalgo: Regionalización – Hidalgo", Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish), 18 January 2017, archived from the original on 18 January 2017, retrieved 16 March 2024
  6. ^ Historia de las divisiones territoriales de los municipios del Estado de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Instituto de Estudios Legislativos. 2007.
  7. ^ "Estado de Hidalgo: Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo", Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2 November 2019, retrieved 18 March 2024
  8. ^ a b "Tenango de Doria" (PDF), Enciclopedia de los Municipios (in Spanish), Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2017, retrieved 18 March 2024
  9. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) (ed.). Panorama sociodemográfico de Hidalgo: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 [Socio-demographic overview of Hidalgo: Population and Housing Census 2020] (PDF) (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo.
  10. ^ "Tenango de Doria: A cultural gem of Mexico's Sierra Madre". The Yucatán Times. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Remodelación de la plaza principal de Tenango de Doria". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Tenango de Doria Hidalgo". Hidalgo Tierra Mágica (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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