Huayacocotla (municipality)

Huayacocotla
Municipality
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Coordinates: 20°32′0″N98°29′0″W / 20.53333°N 98.48333°W / 20.53333; -98.48333
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Seat	Huayacocotla
Government
•  Municipal President	Mario Jorge Pérez Martínez (AFV), 2008-10
• Federal electoral district	Veracruz's 2nd
Area
• Total	571.79 km2 (220.77 sq mi)
Elevation	2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	20,765
• Density	36.316/km2 (94.057/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Website	www.huayacocotla.gob.mx

Huayacocotla is a municipalitity of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the town of Huayacocotla.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 20,765, of whom 5,211 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 779 (4.30%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl. ^[1]

Huayacocotla Municipality covers a total surface area of 571.79 km². It borders Ilamatlán and Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes to the north; Texcatepec and Zacualpan to the east; and with the state of Hidalgo to the south and west. ^[2]

Settlements

• Huayacocotla (municipal seat; 2005 population: 1069)
• Palo Bendito (879)
• Carbonero Jacales (846)
• Zonzonapa (775)
• Texilmapa (678)

References

1. "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
2. "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.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
• (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information ^{[ permanent dead link ]}