Tantoyuca (municipality)

Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W / 21.35000°N 98.23333°W / 21.35000; -98.23333Country MexicoStateVeracruzMunicipal seatTantoyucaGovernment
 • Municipal PresidentJoaquín Rosendo Guzmán Avilés (PAN), 2011-13Area
 • 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

Tantoyuca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tantoyuca, Veracruz.

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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Xalapa (capital)
Huasteca Alta Region
Huasteca Baja Region
Totonaca Region
Nautla Region
Capital Region
Sotavento Region
Mountains Region
Papaloapan Region
Los Tuxtlas Region
Olmeca Region