| Tizayuca | ||
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| Location in Mexico | ||
| Coordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W / 19.833°N 98.983°WCoordinates: 19°50′N 98°59′W / 19.833°N 98.983°W | ||
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| State | Hidalgo | |
| Municipal seat | Tizayuca | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 100.22 km2 (38.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 100,563 | |
Tizayuca is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The city of Tizayuca is the municipal seat.
The municipality covers an area of 92.5 km².
It is the only municipality in Hidalgo state that is officially part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 56,573.
Tizayuca was originally a Pre-Columbian Nahua settlement in the Valley of Mexico.