Tempoal (municipality)
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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Tempoal is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tempoal de Sánchez.
Tempoal | |
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 Municipality of Tempoal in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz | |
  Tempoal Location within Veracruz  Tempoal Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Tempoal de Sánchez |
| Government | |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 1st |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,487.15 km2 (574.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 33,107 |
| • Density | 22.262/km2 (57.658/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Website | https://www.tempoal.gob.mx/ |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,107 (down from 35,600 in 1995), of whom 12,237 lived in the municipal seat.[1]
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3252 (9.33%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco); the municipality's name comes from the Wastek tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads".[2]
The municipality of Tempoal covers a total surface area of 1,487.15 km2 (574.19 sq mi).
Settlements in the municipality
- Tempoal (municipal seat; 2005 population 12,237)
- Corozal (population 2,000)
- El Aguacate Terrero (1,200)
- Horcón Potrero (1,100)