Tempoal is one of the 212 municipalities

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 Tempoal, Veracruz.

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.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3252 (9.33%) 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 Tempoal covers a total surface area of 1,487.15 km².

Settlements in the municipality

• Tempoal (municipal seat; 2005 population 12,237)
• Corozal (population 2,000)
• El AguacateTerrero (1,200)
• Horcón Potrero (1,100)

External links

• Tempoal Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 06 November 2008.