Castillo de Teayo (municipality)

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Castillo de Teayo
Municipality
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Archaeological site
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Castillo de Teayo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°45′0″N97°38′0″W / 20.75000°N 97.63333°W / 20.75000; -97.63333
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Castillo de Teayo
Municipality created13 December 1877 [1]
Government
 •  Municipal President Martin Rafael Rodríguez González (2008-10)
Area
 • Total447.46 km2 (172.77 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total18,424
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Website Castillo de Teayo

Castillo de Teayo Municipality is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Castillo de Teayo.

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In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,424 (down from 19,335 in 1995), of whom 4,159 lived in the municipal seat. [2] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,970 (10.52%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Castillo de Teayo covers a total surface area of 447.46 km².

Name

"Teayo" comes from the Nahuatl te-ayo-k, which means "tortoise atop stone". This is a reference to the archaeological site known as the Castle of Teayo, a syncretic blend of the Toltec, Mexica, and Huastec cultures

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References

  1. ↑ "Castillo y su historia". Municipio de Castillo de Teayo. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Castillo de Teayo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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