Ajacuba is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central Mexico. The municipality covers an area of .
As of 2005, the municipality's population was 16,111.
It is located between the parallels 99ð 27â 51â and 99ð 07â 32â west longitude, and 20ð 05â 35â and 18ð 55â 22â north latitude. Ajacuba borders. It covers a total surface area of at an altitude of 6,634 ft. In the year 2010 census by INEGI, it reported a population of 17,055.
The town of Ajacuba, as the municipal seat, has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Santiago Tezontlale, Vicente Guerrero, Tecomatlan, and Tulancalco. The total municipality extends 96.37 and borders with the municipalities of Tetepango, San AgustÃÂn Tlaxiaca, Atitalaquia, Atotonilco de Tula, Progreso de Obregón and the state of México (Hueypoxtla and Apaxco).
The municipal seat is in a small, elongated valley but most of the municipality is inside of the Mezquital Valley. The highest mountain the Picacho in the Sierra Tezontlalpa, it rises above sea level, on the border between the municipalities of San AgustÃÂn Tlaxiaca and Atitalaquia.
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Ajacuba is a tourist destination, with 6 balnearios: "Ejidal Las Lumbreras", "Ajacuba", "La Carreta", "Los Arcos", "El Sol" and "Los Toboganes". The people who visit Ajacuba usually eat the regional dishes such as barbacoa, tlacoyos, tacos, etc.