Pachuca facts for kids
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Pachuca
Pachuca de Soto (Spanish)
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City and Municipality
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Pachuca Monument Clock Tower
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Nickname(s):
La Bella Airosa (The Windy Beauty)
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Location of Pachuca (municipality) within Hidalgo
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Country | Mexico | ||
State | Hidalgo | ||
Municipality | Pachuca | ||
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• Type | Ayuntamiento | ||
Elevation | 2,432 m (7,979 ft) | ||
Population
(2015) Municipality
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• Total | 277,375 | ||
• Seat | 256,584 | ||
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | ||
Website | www.pachuca.gob.mx |
Pachuca (officially "Pachuca de Soto") is the capital city of the state of Hidalgo, in Mexico. It is also the capital of the municipality named Pachuca.
Pachuca's nickname is "The Windy Beauty" or "Bride of the Wind", because in the city there are seasons where the winds are very strong. Even local legend is depicted on a monument (the monument of the victory of the wind).
The city has a soccer club "Pachuca". It has a traditional dish called "paste" which consists of a small pie filled with a mixture of chopped potatoes, ground beef and spicy. It has a clock tower dedicated to the Mexican War of Independence.
Images for kids
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Pastes for sale
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Monument La Victoria del Viento in Bicentennial Plaza
See also
In Spanish: Pachuca de Soto para niños
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