Chalma | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz #Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Chalma |
Leader Title: | Municipal President |
Established Title: | Municipality created |
Established Date: | 1 November 1938 |
Area Total Km2: | 199.05 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 13067 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 21.2167°N -98.4°W |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Website: | https://chalmaver.gob.mx/wp/ |
Chalma is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chalma, Veracruz.
The municipality of Chalma covers a total surface area of 199.05 km².
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 13,067, of whom 2,555 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 4,992 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.