| Tantoyuca, Veracruz | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tantoyuca |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Trinidad San Román Vera (PRI), 2008-10 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | pre-Conquest |
| Established Title2: | Town status |
| Established Date2: | 12 April 1850 |
| Established Title3: | City status |
| Established Date3: | 25 July 1901 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 23,893 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 21.35°N -98.2333°W |
| Elevation M: | 140 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | www.tantoyuca.gob.mx |
Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Popularly known as "the Pearl of the Huastecas", it is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tantoyuca reported a total population of 23,893.[1]
"Tantoyuca" comes from the Tenek "tan-tuyik", which means "place of wax."
Tantoyuca was founded by Huastec people in pre-Hispanic times. It was conquered by the Mexica Triple Alliance in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. It was given town (villa) status on 12 April 1850 and city (ciudad) status on 25 July 1901.