Orizatlán

Orizatlán is a town in the north of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
The municipality covers an area of and, in the 2020 census, reported a population of 38,492, up from 38,472 in 2005.
It is located on Hidalgo's borders with Veracruz and San Luis Potosí.

Toponymy

Its name is due in its first part to the patron saint San Felipe de Jesús and in the second part to the Greek root oryza and the Nahuatl tlan, so it is understood that it means "place of rice".

History

The first inhabitants of the area were Huasco indigenous people who settled in the area before the conquest. Originally, San Felipe Orizatlán was Indian political society belonging to the jurisdiction of Huejutla. The municipal seat was founded in the 16th century by indigenous people and Spaniards, thus carrying out an evangelization. In 1870, the state of Hidalgo declared Orizatlán a municipal seat.