Castillo de Teayo (municipality)
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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Castillo de Teayo Municipality is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Castillo de Teayo.
Castillo de Teayo | |
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Archaeological site | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Castillo de Teayo Location within Veracruz  Castillo de Teayo Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°45′0″N 97°38′0″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Castillo de Teayo |
| Municipality created | 13 December 1877[1] |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Martin Rafael Rodríguez González (2008-10) |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 2nd |
| Area | |
• Total | 447.46 km2 (172.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 18,424 |
| • Density | 41.175/km2 (106.64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | Castillo de Teayo |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,424 (down from 19,335 in 1995), of whom 4,159 lived in the municipal seat.[2] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,970 (10.52%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The municipality of Castillo de Teayo covers a total surface area of 447.46 km².
Name
"Teayo" comes from the Nahuatl te-ayo-k, which means "tortoise atop stone". This is a reference to the archaeological site known as the Castle of Teayo, a syncretic blend of the Toltec, Mexica, and Huastec cultures.
Settlements
- Castillo de Teayo (municipal seat; 2005 population 4159)
- Mequetla (1614)
- La Guadalupe (1504)
- Teayo (1402)
- La Defensa (1117)