Cerro Azul (municipality)

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Cerro Azul
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Cerro Azul
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°12′0″N97°43′59″W / 21.20000°N 97.73306°W / 21.20000; -97.73306
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Cerro Azul
Municipality created27 November 1963
Government
   Municipal President Reynaldo Mora Nuñes (2008-10)
Area
  Total92.50 km2 (35.71 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total24,739
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
  Municipal seat
23,573
Website www.cerroazul.gob.mx

Cerro Azul Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the city of Cerro Azul, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 24,739 (down from 27,071 in 1995), of whom 23,573 lived in the municipal seat. [1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 565 (2%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Huasteco and Nahuatl.

Cerro Azul Municipality covers a total surface area of 92.50 km2.

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References

  1. "Cerro Azul". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 11 November 2008.