Hidalgo

Hidalgo secured 17 billion pesos in investments for 21 new projects across Pachuca, Apan, and Tulancingo in 2024-2025, bringing total investment to 84 billion pesos across 87 projects creating 122,000 jobs. Tula de Allende alone generates 47.6% of state GDP (0.34% of national GDP), concentrating wealth in a single municipality—an extreme industrial clustering pattern. The Pachuca-Real del Monte Mining District produces silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold from polymetallic deposits in the Neovolcanic Axis. Forty-five mines operate across the state, with Tula, Francisco I. Madero, and Zimapán producing limestone and construction materials that fed demand from office and warehouse construction. Tepeapulco led international sales at $1.84 billion in 2024. New passenger rail connections to Mexico City and Querétaro (planned 2025-2027) promise enhanced connectivity. Manufacturing, textiles, and metallurgy anchor the economy, with automotive, chemical, metalworking, and food sectors receiving new investment.