Tantoyuca (municipality)
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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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.
Tantoyuca | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Tantoyuca Location within Veracruz  Tantoyuca Location within 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 |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 1st |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,205.84 km2 (465.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 97,949 |
| • Density | 81.229/km2 (210.38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | www.tantoyuca.gob.mx |
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)