Zacualtipán (formally: Zacualtipán de Ángeles, for Felipe Ángeles, born there in 1868)[2] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico.

The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km2.

In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 38,155,[3] up from 25,987 in 2005.

[4] The town of Zacualtipán was the site of the action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848.

It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican–American War.