Pachuca (municipality)
The Municipality of Pachuca de Soto, or Municipality of Pachuca, is one of the Municipalities of the state of Hidalgo, located in east-central Mexico.
The municipal seat is the City of Pachuca (Ciudad de Pachuca de Soto).
Introduction
The Municipality of Pachuca is increasingly co-extensive with the metropolitan area of Pachuca, as development grows to cover over 60% of the geographic open space. This has eliminated much of the municipality’s native flora diversity and larger fauna.
The current municipal president is Eleazar García of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Geography
The Municipality of Pachuca has a territory of 195,300 square kilometres (75,400 sq mi) and borders the municipalities of Mineral del Chico, Mineral del Monte, Zempoala, Zapotlán de Juárez, Mineral de la Reforma, Epazoyucan, and San Agustín Tlaxiaca.
Settlements
Settlements in the Municipality of Pachuca include:
Pachuca — municipal seat (267,751 inhabitants)
Barrio la Camelia (1,140)
San Miguel Cerezo (1,951)