Tantoyuca (municipality)

Tantoyuca
Municipality
Tantoyuca Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	Tantoyuca
Government
• Municipal President	Joaquín Rosendo Guzmán Avilés (PAN), 2011-13
Area
• Total	1,205.84 km^2 (465.58 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	97,949
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	www.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

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

References

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.

External links

• Tantoyuca Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.