Country Mexico Municipality Pánuco City status 30 June 1931 Elevation 10 m Population 33,122 (2005) Area code 846 | State Veracruz Founded 22 December 1522 Website www.panuco.gob.mx Area 3,278 km² Local time Sunday 5:12 PM | |
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Pánuco ( 'panuko ) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Pánuco Municipality. It stands on the banks of the Río Pánuco.
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Map of Panuco, Ver., Mexico
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Pánuco reported a total population of 33,122.
History
Pánuco is traditionally held to have been founded by Hernán Cortés on 22 December 1522, as Villa de Santiesteban del Puerto, the second ayuntamiento on the American continent. It was the capital of the Province of Pánuco in the early colonial period. It was given city status on 30 June 1931.
Hernando de Soto's expedition stopped in Panuco after his death.
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Pánuco, Veracruz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA