Tempoal (municipality) explained

Tempoal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Mexico Veracruz#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Veracruz
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Tempoal de Sánchez
Leader Title:Municipal President
Area Total Km2:1487.15
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:33107
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:21.5167°N -98.3833°W
Elevation M:50
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:https://www.tempoal.gob.mx/

Tempoal is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tempoal de Sánchez.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,107 (down from 35,600 in 1995), of whom 12,237 lived in the municipal seat.[1]

Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3252 (9.33%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco); the municipality's name comes from the Wastek tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads".[2]

The municipality of Tempoal covers a total surface area of 1,487.15 km².

Settlements in the municipality

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tempoal. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 6 November 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617081548/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30161a.htm. 17 June 2011.
  2. https://www.tempoal.gob.mx/tu-municipio/nomenclatura