Tampico Alto (municipality)

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Tampico Alto
Municipality
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Municipality of Tampico Alto in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz
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Tampico Alto
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°07′0″N97°48′0″W / 22.11667°N 97.80000°W / 22.11667; -97.80000
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Tampico Alto
Government
 •  Municipal President Salvador Mellado Villalobos (AFV), 2008-10
Area
 • Total1,027.35 km2 (396.66 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total11,971
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website www.tampicoalto.gob.mx

Tampico Alto is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region, at the northern end of Tamiahua Lagoon. The municipal seat is also called Tampico Alto.

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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

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
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