| Citlaltépetl | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Seal Size: | 70px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Citlaltépec |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Eutiquia Reyes Santiago |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 12 June 1872 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 81.539 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 11081 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2015 Intercensal Survey |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 12109 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 5005 |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 21.3297°N -97.8789°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 222 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 92230–92268[5] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Website: | Official website |
Citlaltépetl (Nahuatl: "star mountain") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located northwest of the state capital of Xalapa and south of the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas.
The municipality of Citlaltépetl is located in central Veracruz at an altitude between 80and(-), with the south being higher in elevation. It borders the municipalities of Ozuluama to the northwest, Tantima to the northeast and east, Tancoco to the southeast, and Chontla to the west.[6] The municipality covers an area of [2] and comprises 0.1% of the state's area.[3]
The majority of the land in Citlaltépetl (65.55%) is pastureland. The dominant soils in the municipality are vertisols and regosols.[6]
Citlaltépetl's climate is warm with rain falling mostly in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 21and(-), and average annual precipitation ranges between 1400and(-).[6]
In pre-Hispanic times the area was inhabited by the Huastec people, and the Mexica also kept a military presence there.[1] Citlaltépetl was incorporated on 12 June 1872 as a municipality in the canton of Tampico in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918.[7]
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and a trustee (regidor).[1] The current president of the municipality is Eutiquia Reyes Santiago.[8]
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Citlaltépetl recorded a population of 11,081 inhabitants living in 2771 households.[9] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 12,109 inhabitants in Citlaltépetl, 81.85% of whom reported being of Indigenous ancestry and 4.29% reported being of African ancestry.[3] In the 2010 Census, 1955 people or 18% of the population in Citlaltépetl reported speaking an Indigenous language, of which 1887 spoke Nahuatl.[4]
There are 30 localities in the municipality,[4] of which only the municipal seat Citlaltépec is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 5005 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[9]
The main economic activity in Citlaltépetl is farming. Corn, coffee and oranges are the main crops grown, and cattle and pigs are raised.[10]