Tempoal (municipality)

Tempoal
Municipality

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Municipality of Tempoal in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz
Tempoal

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333
Country  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Tempoal de Sánchez
Government
 • Municipal President Julia Olaya Zavala Hernández (AFV), 2008-10
Area
 • Total 1,487.15 km2 (574.19 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 33,107
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-7)
Website www.tempoal.gob.mx

Tempoal Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tempoal, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,107 (down from 35,600 in 1995), of whom 12,237 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3252 (9.33%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco).

Tempoal Municipality covers a total surface area of 1,487.15 km².

Settlements in the municipality

References

  1. ↑ "Tempoal". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
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