Castillo de Teayo (municipality)

Castillo de Teayo
Municipality

Archaeological site
Castillo de Teayo

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 20°45′0″N 97°38′0″W / 20.75000°N 97.63333°W / 20.75000; -97.63333Coordinates: 20°45′0″N 97°38′0″W / 20.75000°N 97.63333°W / 20.75000; -97.63333
Country  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Castillo de Teayo
Municipality created 13 December 1877[1]
Government
  Municipal President Martin Rafael Rodríguez González (2008-10)
Area
  Total 447.46 km2 (172.77 sq mi)
Elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 18,424
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Website Castillo de Teayo

Castillo de Teayo Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Castillo de Teayo.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,424 (down from 19,335 in 1995), of whom 4,159 lived in the municipal seat.[2] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,970 (10.52%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Castillo de Teayo covers a total surface area of 447.46 km².

Name

"Teayo" comes from the Nahuatl te-ayo-k, which means "tortoise atop stone". This is a reference to the archaeological site known as the Castle of Teayo, a syncretic blend of the Toltec, Mexica, and Huastec cultures

Settlements

References

  1. "Castillo y su historia". Municipio de Castillo de Teayo. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. "Castillo de Teayo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

External links

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