| Apan | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and city |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Apan.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Glyph or Coat of arms |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hidalgo |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Apan |
| Area Total Km2: | 346.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 39,247 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 19.7°N -124°W |
| Elevation M: | 2468 |
| Elevation Ft: | 8097 |
Apan is a city and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 346.9 km2.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 39,247.[1]
It was an important site in the War of Independence (1810-1821). It is a center for the production of pulque and for the sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo .
Also Apan has become a sister city with Elkhart Indiana
Sister's Cities
Elkhart, Indiana, United States