Huayacocotla

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Huayacocotla
Town and municipal seat
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Huayacocotla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°33′0″N98°29′0″W / 20.55000°N 98.48333°W / 20.55000; -98.48333 Coordinates: 20°33′0″N98°29′0″W / 20.55000°N 98.48333°W / 20.55000; -98.48333
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipality Huayacocotla
Settled pre-Conquest
Town status27 May 1881
Elevation
2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total3,847
Website www.huayacocotla.gob.mx

Huayacocotla is a town (villa) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Huasteca Baja region, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

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In the 2005 INEGI Census, Huayacocotla reported a total population of 3,847. [1]

Name

"Huayacocotla" comes from the Nahuatl elements hueyi (large) coautli (tree) and tla (particle of abundance). It therefore means "place of large trees".

Media

Huayacocotla is home to XHFCE-FM, an indigenous community radio station, now broadcasting on the VHF band but previously operating for 30 years on short-wave frequencies as XEJN-OC.

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References

  1. "Huayacocotla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2008.