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Tantoyuca (municipality)

Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W / 21.35000°N 98.23333°W / 21.35000; -98.23333
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Tantoyuca
Tantoyuca is located in Mexico
Tantoyuca
Tantoyuca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W / 21.35000°N 98.23333°W / 21.35000; -98.23333
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatTantoyuca
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJoaquín Rosendo Guzmán Avilés (PAN), 2011-13
Area
 • Total1,205.84 km2 (465.58 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total97,949
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.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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References

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  1. ^ "Tantoyuca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
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  • Tantoyuca Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.