The municipality of Huanusco is located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 state of Zacatecas

Zacatecas

Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas....

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Its coordinaates are 21° 46' north latitude

Latitude

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 and 102° 58' west longitude

Longitude

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. The average elevation of the municipality is 500 meters (1,625 feet) above sea level and the municipality covers an area of roughly 368 square kilometres (142.1 sq mi). The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Tabasco

Tabasco

Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....

 and General Joaquin Amaro, on the east by the municipality of Calvillo, Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....

, on the south by the municipalities of Jalpa

Jalpa

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and on the west by the municipality of Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman.