San José Acoculco

San José Acoculco is a town in the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula in the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

Toponymy
Acocolco from Acúlco, atl, water, coltic, twisted or bent, co, ending: "Place where the water twists."

Geography
It is located in the region of Mezquital Valley, the locality corresponds to the geographical coordinates 19° 58' 9.301" of latitude north and 99° 18' 4.063" of length west, with an altitude of 2121 m.s.m.l. It’s located at an approximate distance of 9.54 kilometers to the southwest of the municipal capital, Atotonilco de Tula.

As for physiography it is located within the province of the Neo-volcanic Axis within the sub-province of Lakes and Volcanoes of Anáhuac; its land is hillock. With regard to the hydrography it is positioned in the Panuco region, within the basin of the Moctezuma River, in the sub-basin of the El Salto River. It has a temperate semi-dry climate.

Demographics
In 2020, it registered a population of 757 people, which corresponds to 1.21% of the municipal population. Of which 368 are men and 389 are women. It has 199 inhabited private homes.

Economy
The town has a medium degree of marginalization and a low degree of social backwardness.