Tampico Alto (municipality)
Tampico Alto | |
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Municipality | |
 Municipality of Tampico Alto in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz | |
  Tampico Alto Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 22°07′0″N 97°48′0″W / 22.11667°N 97.80000°W / 22.11667; -97.80000Coordinates: 22°07′0″N 97°48′0″W / 22.11667°N 97.80000°W / 22.11667; -97.80000 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Tampico Alto |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Salvador Mellado Villalobos (AFV), 2008-10 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,027.35 km2 (396.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 11,971 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | www.tampicoalto.gob.mx |
Tampico Alto Municipality 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.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 11,971 (down from 14,684 in 1980), of whom 2,126 lived in the municipal seat.[1]
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 129 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco).
Tampico Alto Municipality covers a total surface area of 1,027.35 km².
Settlements in the municipality
Tampico Alto (municipal seat; 2005 population 2,126)
Brecha Huasteca (population 3,000)
La Ribera (2,500)
Llano de Bustos (2,000
Las Chacas (519)
References
^ "Tampico Alto". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
Tampico Alto Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.
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