| Pánuco | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 210px |
| 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 |
| Seat: | Pánuco |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Ricardo García Guzmán (AFV), 2008-10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3277.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 97920 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 22.05°N -98.1833°W |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Blank Name: | Demonym |
| Website: | www.panuco.gob.mx |
Pánuco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the Huasteca Alta region of Veracruz and shares borders with the states of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. The municipal seat is the city of Pánuco, Veracruz.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality of Pánuco reported a total population of 91,006, of whom 33,122 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,421 (1.5%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The municipality of Pánuco covers a total surface area of 3277.81 km2.
The name "Pánuco" comes from the Río Pánuco, which crosses the municipality.