Pueblo Viejo (municipality)
Encyclopedia
Pueblo Viejo is one of the 212 municipalities
of the Mexican state of Veracruz
.
It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.
The municipal seat is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz
.
It borders with the state of Tamaulipas
and the municipality of Pánuco
to the north and west, with the Gulf of Mexico
to the east, and with Tampico Alto
to the south.
of whom 8,950 lived in the municipal seat.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 553 (1.2%) spoke an indigenous language
, primarily Nahuatl
; 0.32% of the total population spoke no Spanish.
Of the municipality's 73 settlements, the largest are:
Municipalities of Veracruz
The Mexican state of Veracruz is subdivided into 212 municipalities :-External links:* *...
of the Mexican state of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
.
It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.
The municipal seat is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Huasteca Alta region of the Mexican state of Veracruz.It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Pueblo Viejo.The name honours Cuauhtémoc , last tlatoani of the Aztecs....
.
Geography
The municipality covers a total area of 286.24 km² and is located on Federal Highway 123.It borders with the state of Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
and the municipality of Pánuco
Pánuco (municipality of Veracruz)
Pánuco is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the Huasteca Alta region of Veracruz and shares borders with the states of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas...
to the north and west, with the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
to the east, and with Tampico Alto
Tampico Alto (municipality)
Tampico Alto is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tampico Alto, Veracruz....
to the south.
Demographics
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 52,593 (up from 48,054 in 1995),of whom 8,950 lived in the municipal seat.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 553 (1.2%) spoke an indigenous language
Languages of Mexico
The government of Mexico recognizes 68 distinct indigenous Amerindian languages as national languages in addition to Spanish. According to the Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples and National Institute of Indigenous Languages [INALI], while 10-14% of the population identifies as...
, primarily Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
; 0.32% of the total population spoke no Spanish.
Settlements
The municipal seat of Pueblo Viejo is not its largest centre of population.Of the municipality's 73 settlements, the largest are:
- Benito Juárez (2005 population: 14,015)
- Anáhuac (13,657)
- Cd. Cuauhtémoc (municipal seat; 8,950)
- Hidalgo (6,159)
- Primero de Mayo (Los Mangos) (5,068)
External links
- Pueblo Viejo on Veracruz State Govt. web page