Primary activities The primary activities include agriculture, ranching, fishing, and forestry. The territory of Hidalgo has an area of 2.1 million hectares. 29% are used for agriculture, 39% for livestock, 22% for forest areas, 9% for urban areas, roads, facilities, and similar, and only 1% is occupied by bodies of water. Of the seventy-six crops planted in the state, the main ones in account of planted area were
corn (44%),
barley (19%),
alfalfa (8%),
bean (6%),
fodder oats (5%),
cherry coffee (4%), and pastures (4%), which together account for 91% of the total area. Hidalgo has a wide tradition of
sheep ranching concentrated in the regions of
Apan,
Tulancingo de Bravo,
Tizayuca,
Actopan and
Ixmiquilpan. The main species are
carp, with 55.6% participation in production,
mojarra, with 39.1%, and
trout, with 3.7%, which represent 98.4% of production state. The forest area of the state is 817 640 hectares, of which 454 486 are forest, 252,036 are arid zones and 13,184 are other formations. Forestry contributed just under 1% of the state's GDP.
Mining Mining is one of the oldest industries, with a long tradition in the state. Mining in the state of Hidalgo accounts for 1.06% of the state's GDP. About 75.4% of the value of mining production corresponds to non-metallic minerals, highlighting
gravel,
sand and
limestone. the municipalities of
Tula de Allende,
Francisco I. Madero and
Zimapán, are producers of limestone deposits, they also produce stone aggregates such as gravel, sand and road seals, and produce raw materials for the production of lime and cement. In
Huichapan,
Tecozautla and
Chapantongo, there are quarry deposits for the construction industry. In Zimapán there are deposits of
calcium carbonate. The mining district of
Zimapán is located in the western portion of the state of Hidalgo. This district is made up of a considerable number of mining works that include mines, shafts, and levels, among others, where the Las Ánimas and Lomo de Toro mines have been the most relevant. 90 producers are working there, generating 2300 direct jobs and 7500 indirect jobs, and a combined production of 500,000 liters of milk. In the 1990s, the ranchers created their own production and marketing company under the name of Leche Real de Tizayuca, but in 2009, it went bankrupt. In 1976, the dairy basin produced 2.8 million liters per week, In 2012, the 70 active stables sold their product to firms such as: Santa Clara, Alpura, and Liconsa. It processes more than 200,000 liters of milk per day, of which 75% is used for milk and the remaining 25% is used for the production of ice cream, yogurt and cheese. In 1952, the industrial zone of Ciudad Sahagún was created. It was considered the most important industrial center in Mexico, and the area had about 40,000 workers. In 1986 a cycle of 36 years of industrial heyday came to an end, in which the companies
Constructora Nacional de Carros de Ferrocarril (CNCF),
Diesel Nacional S.A. (Dina), Dikona (Dina-Komatsu) and National Steelworks (Sidena), closed. In 2008, there were three major companies located in the industrial corridor of Ciudad Sahagún: the U.S. transnational ASF-Keystone, the Canadian Bombardier-Concarril, and the Japanese Komatsu Mexicana, which reached 3,200 jobs between them. There are 17 medium-sized companies, divided into metalworking, automotive and railway; there are Aceros Corsa, Aerospace, American Coach, CAPDTIMM, CAPROME, CIMMATH, Dina-Camiones, Ferro Partes Mexicanas, Giant Motors, Global Transporte, Grupo Bler, Gunderson-Concarril, Kapton, Maquinados Teysa, MET-MET, SYCSA, Té Laggs and Timsa. It was the first refinery to be fully planned with high-capacity hydrocarbon processing plants. This refinery is considered one of the most important in the country due to its installed capacity, and the share of the market it controls, since it processes 24% of the total crude oil that is refined in Mexico. The cement industry is made up of four large companies: Cementos Mexicanos, Cruz Azul, Portland Blanco de México, and Apasco, whose growth has been significant in recent years, generating a significant economic spillover in the state. The Cementera Santa Anita crusher and materials processing plant has about 372 hectares in the Mezquital Valley; This plant generated around 1,200 jobs during its construction; Already in operation, it represents no less than 900 direct and indirect jobs.
Energy . In electricity, this sector accounted for 3.87% of the state's GDP in 1997, higher than the national average (1.2%), and 4.3% of the national electricity GDP. The curtain has a height of 203 meters from the floor to the crown and has a hydroelectric power plant capable of generating 292 megawatts of electricity.
Tertiary activities Trade Commerce in the state has been stable in recent years; being the second sector with the highest contribution to the state's GDP. Hidalgo has seven supply centers, 60 markets, and 211 tianguis. 54% of the municipalities do not have a public market and the inhabitants of these municipalities are supplied through
tianguis that are set up at least once a week. As for commercial branches, the most important, in terms of the personnel it employs, is that of retail food products, which includes groceries, butchers, poultry shops and others. Hidalgo's foreign trade went from a deficit in 2000 to 2004 to a surplus from 2005 to 2009. The main export products during the period from January to December 2009 were vehicles and railway equipment, cotton, clothing and accessories, rubber and its derivatives, machinery, apparatus, and mechanical devices. It also offers a wide market of tourist services, 567 hotels, 598 restaurants, 102 spas, 93 bars, 22 nightclubs, 74 travel agencies, 5 hunting ranches, 39 rental and transport companies and five golf courses. In 2010 alone, 310,322 tourists arrived in Pachuca, of which 86% (276,351) were residents of the country. At the state level, 1,063,757 tourists arrived at lodging establishments, with a percentage of 94% of national origin. The Hidalgo Fair receives an average of 750 to 850 thousand visitors per edition.
Spa Corridor Within the
Mezquital Valley is one of the most representative areas of the Otomi region. Located at more than 1500 , enjoys a mild climate suitable for tourism.. The
Spa Corridor is characterized by
spas of
thermal waters, which spring at average temperatures of 38 °C, since the geographical location places it On the
Transversal Neovolcanic Axis and therefore beneath the earth there are cracks and
magma rivers that heat the aquifers and enrich them with minerals, sulfates, carbons and nitrates; This corridor passes through the municipalities of El Arenal, Cardonal, Actopan, Santiago de Anaya, Ixmiquilpan, Tasquillo, Tecozautla and Huichapan.
Corridor of the 4 Elements . The route is named after the four elements represented along the corridor., the air, which allows you to live the experience of flying in a hot air balloon, the water present in the immense waterfalls and lagoons where you can practice sport fishing or, take a boat ride, the fire, through the manufacture of cast iron products in the Apulco factory and the land, through its expanses and beautiful landscapes, where exotic food such as deer, crocodile and ostrich stand out.
Toltec Corridor The
Toltec Corridor because of the geographical area it occupies within the state, the Toltec culture, is characterized by the municipalities of Mixquiahuala, Tlahuelilpan, Atotonilco de Tula, Tula de Allende and Tepeji del Río. ==See also==