Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz Explained

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
Settlement Type:City & municipal seat
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:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Pueblo Viejo
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Tomás Castillo Rivera (AFV), 2008-10
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:early 16th century
Established Title2:City status
Established Date2:1980
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:8950
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:22.1833°N -97.8333°W
Elevation M:10
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Huasteca Alta region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Pueblo Viejo Municipality.

The name honours Cuauhtémoc (c. 1502 - 1525), last tlatoani of the Aztecs.

Demographics

In the 2005 INEGI Census, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc reported a total population of 8,950.[1]

History

The settlement was founded in the early years of the Conquest, in the early 16th century, by Fray Andrés de Olmos. It was given city status in 1980.[2]

External links

21.2833°N -120°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pueblo Viejo . Portal del Gobierno de Veracruz . Veracruz State Govt. . 4 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721170534/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=1645%2C4150684&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&ciudad=30133 . 21 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Pueblo Viejo. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 4 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617081135/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30133a.htm. 17 June 2011. dead.