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Venta Prieta
Hidalgovillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Hidalgo, Mexico, Venta Prieta stands as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (20.084°, -98.769°). The location receives about 1,842 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 72°F and lows near 49.8°F with about 25.1 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves971
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves902
- Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves877
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves841
- Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre (Swainson, 1827) · Aves743
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves706
- Inca DoveColumbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves680
- Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca (Swainson, 1827) · Aves671
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2024-09-262 km N of Álvaro Obregón, Mexico
- M 3.2 — 2023-05-113 km SSE of Colonia Nativitas, Mexico
- M 3.1 — 2019-07-173 km ESE of Venustiano Carranza, Mexico
- M 4 — 2013-09-232 km ENE of Chilcuautla, Mexico
- M 3.9 — 2010-05-203 km N of La Estancia, Mexico
- M 4 — 2010-04-175 km SSE of Pozuelos, Mexico
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hidalgo
- San Pedro Nopancalco1.4 mi away
- Santa Julia2.1 mi away
- Santa Gertrudis2.5 mi away
- San Antonio el Desmonte2.7 mi away
- Pachuca2.9 mi away · pop. 297,848
- San Bartolo3.2 mi away
- El Huixmí3.3 mi away
- Santiago Tlapacoya4.3 mi away
- San José Palma Gorda4.4 mi away · pop. 647
- Pachuquilla4.8 mi away · pop. 6,139
- Santa María la Calera5 mi away
- Azoyatla5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Venta Prieta, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org