Ozuluama Explained

Ozuluama
Settlement Type:City & municipal seat
Other Name:(Formally: Ozuluama de Mascareñas)
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:Ozuluama de Mascareñas
Established Title2:City status
Established Date2:6 September 1910
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:3,439
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:21.6667°N -97.85°W
Elevation M:150
Blank Name:Demonym
Blank Info:Ozuluamense

Ozuluama (formally: Ozuluama de Mascareñas)is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Ozuluama de Mascareñas. It was given city status on 6 September 1910.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Ozuluama reported a total population of 3,439[1]

The name "Ozuluama" is Nahuatl in origin. The epithet "de Mascareñas" (awarded 20 August 1980) honours Colonel Francisco Esteban Mascareñas, who was born here and fought on the Liberal side in the Reform War.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ozuluama. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2 November 2008.