El Higo (municipality)
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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El Higo is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of El Higo, Veracruz.
El Higo | |
|---|---|
  El Higo Location within Veracruz  El Higo Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°46′0″N 98°27′0″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | El Higo |
| Municipality created | 25 November 1988 |
| Area | |
• Total | 356.94 km2 (137.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 18,392 |
| • Density | 51.527/km2 (133.45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Website | http://elhigo.emunicipios.gob.mx/ |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,392, of whom 7,844 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 218 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The municipality of El Higo covers a total surface area of 356.94 km2. It was created on 25 November 1988, from the municipality of Tempoal.
Settlements in the municipality
- El Higo (municipal seat; 2005 population 7,844)
- El Pueblito (population 1,022)
- El Hoxton (698)
- Bella Vista (689)
Municipal presidents
Since the municipality's creation, the following individuals have held the position of municipal president (mayor):
- 1988–1991: municipal council (no mayor)
- 1992–1994: Víctor Lara González (PRI)
- 1995–1997: Juvencio Goldaracena Zavala (PRI)
- 1998–2000: Jorge Zumaya Hernández (PRD)
- 2001–2004: Evencio de la Garza Rivera (PVEM)
- 2005–2007: Leonel Meraz Duval (PAN)