Pueblo Viejo Municipality, Veracruz Explained

Pueblo Viejo
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Tomas Castillo Rivera (AFV), 2008-10
Area Total Km2:286.24
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:52593
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:22.1833°N -97.8333°W
Elevation M:10
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Pueblo Viejo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc.

Geography

The municipality covers a total area of 286.24 km² and is located on Federal Highway 123. It borders with the state of Tamaulipas and the municipality of Pánuco to the north and west, with the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and with Tampico Alto to the south.

Demographics

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 52,593 (up from 48,054 in 1995), of whom 8,950 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 553 (1.2%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl; 0.32% of the total population spoke no Spanish.[2]

Settlements

The municipal seat of Pueblo Viejo is not its largest centre of population.Of the municipality's 73 settlements, the largest are:

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=1645,4150684&_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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617081135/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30133a.htm. 17 June 2011.