According to the latest census, the population of the state of Hidalgo is 2,858,359 inhabitants, of which 1,489,334 are women and 1,369,025 are men, both genders of varied ethnic origin.
One third of the population is indigenous and belongs to the Otomí, Nahua and Otomí-Tepehua ethnic groups; while 0.07% consider themselves Afro-Mexican, that is, of African black descent.
Its population is dedicated to the manufacturing industry, agriculture, fishing and livestock, also non-metallic mining, commerce and tourism.
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Ethnic origin
Archaeological records indicate that the first settlers of the state of Hidalgo inhabited this territory about 11 thousand years ago.
Among the numerous indigenous tribes that populated the state were the Toltecs, who founded the towns of Tulacingo and Tula. Later the Mexica were established.
With the arrival of the Spanish conquerors under the command of Hernán Cortés in 1522, a process of miscegenation began in this territory that lasted for several centuries.
Black slaves brought from Africa, English and other European immigrants who came after the exploitation of silver participated in this process.
Demography
The latest population census (INEGI, 2015) indicates that the state of Hidalgo has 2,858,359 inhabitants, representing 2.3% of the total population of the country.
The indigenous population is 1,035,059 people, the most numerous peoples being the Otomi in the Mezquital Valley, the Nahuas who live in the Huasteca region and the Tepehuas in the Sierra de Tenango.
According to data from the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval, 2014), 54.3% of the total population lives in poverty.
The Intercensal Survey (INEGI 2015) estimates that there are 757,300 inhabited family dwellings in the state with 3.8% of occupants on average.
52% of the population lives in urban areas and 48% lives in rural areas, with an average population density of 137 people per km².
The populations with the highest population density and occupied dwellings are Pachuca de Soto with 78,571 dwellings, Mineral de la Reforma with 43,539, Tulancingo de Bravo with 41,997 and Tizayuca with 32,358 dwellings.
In addition to Spanish, 48 indigenous languages are spoken in the state of Hidalgo
Main economic activities
The most important economic activity in Hidalgo is the manufacturing industry, which represents 28.84% of the state's Gross Domestic Product (that is, the sum of all goods and services produced in the state during a year).
Another important economic activity is agriculture, with an agricultural area sown of 576,907 hectares in 2013.
The crops planted are corn, barley, alfalfa, beans, forage oats, coffee cherry and pastures. Logging is included in this area.
Hidalgo is an important producer of meat and milk, especially sheep and fish, particularly tilapia and trout.
Although mining is one of the oldest and most traditional economic activities, it currently represents only 1.06% of the state GDP. Mineral production is concentrated in the exploitation of gravel, sand and limestone.
Instead, commerce and tourism are two booming activities in this state.
Religion
87% of the state's population profess the Catholic religion.
The rest of its inhabitants follow other Christian churches or not, such as the Evangelical, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Protestant Church, the Pentecostal, the Light of the World, the Orthodox Church, the Israelite Church of God and the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
References
- Hidalgo population. National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Retrieved October 31, 2017 from inegi.org.mx
- State Economic Information. Hidalgo (PDF). Consulted of gob.mx
- Economic structure of Hidalgo in synthesis. (PDG). National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 2016. Consulted of inegi.org.mx
- Estad Hidalgo. Consulted of es.wikipedia.org
- Government of the State of Hidalgo. Consulted of hidalgo.gob.mx
- Lazcano Ortiz, Assael and others. Demographic Compendium of the State of Hidalgo 2007. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. Consulted of books.google.co.ve