The municipality of Mineral del Monte is one of the eighty-four municipalities that make up the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. Whose municipal seat is the locality of Mineral del Monte. The municipality is located to the center of the Hidalgo territory between the parallels 20°05 'and 20°13' of north latitude. The meridians 98°36 'and 98°43' west longitude. With an altitude between 2200 and 3100 meters above sea level, this municipality has an area of 53.43 km2, and represents 0.26% of the surface of the state, within the geographical region known as Comarca Minera. It borders to the north with the municipalities of Mineral del Chico and Omitlán de Juárez. To the east with the municipalities of Omitlán de Juárez and Epazoyucan.
To the south with the municipalities of Epazoyucan and Mineral de la Reforma. To the west with the municipalities of Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto and Mineral del Chico. Mineral del Monte is considered within the metropolitan municipalities of the metropolitan area of Pachuca, also composed of the municipalities of Pachuca de Soto, Epazoyucan, Mineral de la Reforma, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Zapotlán de Juárez and Zempoala, being Pachuca de Soto the municipality central.