Tantoyuca (municipality) explained

Tantoyuca
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
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:Tantoyuca
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Joaquín Rosendo Guzmán Avilés (PAN), 2011-13
Area Total Km2:1205.84
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:97949
Population Density Km2:auto
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 municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tantoyuca, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 97,949 (up from 89,492 in 1995), of whom 23,893 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 40,864 (47.92%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco).

The municipality of Tampico Alto covers a total surface area of 1,205.84 km2.

Settlements in the municipality

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tantoyuca. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2008-11-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070127023713/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30155a.htm. 27 January 2007.