Altotonga Explained

Altotonga
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico Veracruz#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Veracruz
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Capital Region
Leader Party:PRI
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Ignacio Vladimir Morales Guevara
Area Total Km2:328.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:64,234
Population Density Km2:189.7
Population Blank1 Title:Seat
Population Blank1:21,640
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:19.7661°N -97.2456°W
Elevation Point:of seat
Elevation M:2,500
Postal Code Type:Postal code (of seat)
Postal Code:93700
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:ET
Blank1 Name:Demonym

Altotonga (Spanish; Castilian: Municipio de Altotonga) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 80 km northwest of the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 328.7 km2 It is located at 19.7667°N -112°W.

Altotonga is delimited to the east by Misantla, to the south by Tenochtitlán, Tatatila, Las Minas, Villa Aldama and Perote, to the west by Jalacingo, and to the north by Atzalan and Misantla.[1]

It produces maize, beans and potatoes.

Demographics

As 2020 the municipality had a population of 64,234 inhabitants in 105 localities.[2] About a third resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Juan Marcos (3,039 hab.), Ahueyahualco (2,944 hab.), Tezahuapan de Juárez (2,143 hab.) and Gutiérrez Zamora (1,828 hab.).[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Altotonga. Gobierno Estatal. es. 2009-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20070127135914/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30010a.htm. 2007-01-27. dead.
  2. http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/09/Altotonga.CM_.Ver_.2022.4.pdf 2020 Altotonga CENSUS