Tlahuelilpan

Tlahuelilpan (Spanish pronunciation: [t͡ɬaweˈlilpan]; Nahuatl languages: Tlaualilpan, lit. 'place where the lands are irrigated')[1] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 31.3 km² (12.1 sq mi). As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 17,153.[2]

Tlahuelilpan
Municipality and town
Seal
Tlahuelilpan Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°07′47″N 99°13′43″W
Country	Mexico
State	Hidalgo
Municipal seat	Tlahuelilpan
Area
• Total	31.3 km^2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	17,153
• Density	550/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)

History

On January 18, 2019, the town was the site of a deadly pipeline explosion, killing 130 people and causing 48 injuries.[3][4] On March 24, 2019, a new leak from a clandestine gasoline operation was detected two months after the explosion that left 135 dead.[5]

References

1. "Tlahuelilpan: Toponimia" (in Spanish). Hidalgo State Government. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
2. "Tlahuelilpan". Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
3. Valenzuela, Luisa García (2019-01-22). "Asciende a 96 cifra de muertos por explosión en Tlahuelilpan". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-06.
4. "Mexico pipeline blast kills 79 and injures dozens more". BBC News. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
5. "Detectan nueva fuga de gasolina en Tlahuelilpan" [New gas leak detected in Tlahuelilpan] (in Spanish). La Prensa. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.