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Tantoyuca (municipality)

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Country
  
Mexico

Municipal seat
  
Tantoyuca

Website
  
www.tantoyuca.gob.mx

Elevation
  
140 m

State
  
Veracruz

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
1,206 km²

Capital
  
Tantoyuca

Tantoyuca (municipality)

Tantoyuca Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tantoyuca, Veracruz.

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Map of Tantoyuca, Ver., Mexico

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. 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

  • Tantoyuca (municipal seat; 2005 population 23,893)
  • San Sebastián (population 1,170)
  • Corral Viejo (1,080)
  • Ixcanelco (1,079)
  • El Lindero (966)

    • References

    Tantoyuca (municipality) Wikipedia
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