La Misión is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 179.9 km2. The first Spanish colonisers named the town "Cibola", and it was later named "The Mission" by the Franciscan friars that arrived there in later years.
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Coordinates: 21°06′N 99°08′W | |
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State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | La Misión |
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• Total | 179.9 km2 (69.5 sq mi) |
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• Total | 10,096 |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,096.[1]
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