The municipality of Noria de Ángeles is located at an elevation between 2,000 and 2,500 metres (6,600–8,200 ft) on the Mexican Plateau in southeastern Zacatecas.

[4] Noria de Ángeles is situated in an area that was originally inhabited by the Guachichil, one of the Chichimeca nations.

It was inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010 as part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

[10][11] In 1979, the village of Real de Ángeles was demolished and rebuilt 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east to make way for an open-pit silver mine.

Grupo Frisco has been repeatedly sanctioned for failing to comply with environmental regulations during the mine's operation and closure.

[13][14] The municipal government of Noria de Ángeles comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and ten trustees (regidores), six elected by relative majority and four by proportional representation.