Municipality Huayacocotla Town status 27 May 1881 Area 571.8 km² Capital Huayacocotla | Settled pre-Conquest Elevation 2,149 m Population 19,313 (2005) | |
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Website www.huayacocotla.gob.mx | ||
Huayacocotla is a town (villa) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Huasteca Baja region, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
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Map of Huayacocotla, Ver., Mexico
In the 2005 INEGI Census, Huayacocotla reported a total population of 3,847.
Name
"Huayacocotla" comes from the Nahuatl elements hueyi (large) coautli (tree) and tla (particle of abundance). It therefore means "place of large trees".
Media
Huayacocotla is home to XHFCE-FM, an indigenous community radio station, now broadcasting on the VHF band but previously operating for 30 years on short-wave frequencies as XEJN-OC.
References
Huayacocotla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA