Tantoyuca (municipality)

Tantoyuca Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tantoyuca, Veracruz.

Tantoyuca
Tantoyuca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatTantoyuca
Government
  Municipal PresidentJoaquín Rosendo Guzmán Avilés (PAN), 2011-13
Area
  Total1,205.84 km2 (465.58 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total97,949
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.tantoyuca.gob.mx

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 97,949 (up from 89,492 in 1995), of whom 23,893 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 40,864 (47.92%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco).

The municipality of Tampico Alto covers a total surface area of 1,205.84 km².

Settlements in the municipality

  • Tantoyuca (municipal seat; 2005 population 23,893)
  • San Sebastián (population 1,170)
  • Corral Viejo (1,080)
  • Ixcanelco (1,079)
  • El Lindero (966)

References

  1. "Tantoyuca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  • Tantoyuca Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.
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