Benito Juárez | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Other Name: | (formerly: Cececapa; Cececapa de Juárez) |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Benito Juárez |
Leader Title: | Municipal President |
Established Title: | Municipality created |
Area Total Km2: | 217.15 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 16446 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 20.8833°N -98.2°W |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Benito Juárez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Benito Juárez, Veracruz.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 16,446 (down from 33,798 in 1995), of whom 1,069 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 11,757 (79.53%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The municipality of Benito Juárez covers a total surface area of 217.15 km².