Tantoyuca (municipality)
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Tantoyuca 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 Tantoyuca, Veracruz.
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.
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.
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 Tantoyuca, Veracruz.
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.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 40,864 (47.92%) 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 Wastek
Wastek language
The Wastek or Huastec language is a Mayan language of Mexico, spoken by the Huastecs living in rural areas of San Luis Potosí and northern Veracruz. Though relatively isolated from them, it is related to the Mayan languages spoken further south and east in Mexico and Central America...
(Huasteco).
The municipality of Tampico Alto covers a total surface area of 1,205.84 km².
Settlements in the municipality
- TantoyucaTantoyucaTantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca....
(municipal seat; 2005 population 23,893) - San Sebastián (population 1,170)
- Corral Viejo (1,080)
- Ixcanelco (1,079)
- El LinderoEl LinderoEl Lindero is a village and municipality in Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina....
(966)
External links
- Tantoyuca Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 06 November 2008.