Cerro Azul (municipality) explained

Cerro Azul
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map: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:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Cerro Azul
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Reynaldo Mora Nuñes (2008-10)
Established Title:Municipality created
Established Date:27 November 1963
Area Total Km2:92.50
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:24739
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Municipal seat
Population Blank1:23573
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:21.2°N -97.7331°W
Elevation M:260
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:www.cerroazul.gob.mx

Cerro Azul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the city of Cerro Azul, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 24,739 (down from 27,071 in 1995), of whom 23,573 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 565 (2%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Huasteco and Nahuatl.

Cerro Azul Municipality covers a total surface area of 92.50 km2.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Azul. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 11 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070520133619/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30034a.htm#. 2007-05-20. dead.