Huayacocotla (municipality)

Huayacocotla
Municipality
Huayacocotla Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°32′0″N 98°29′0″W / 20.53333°N 98.48333°WCoordinates: 20°32′0″N 98°29′0″W / 20.53333°N 98.48333°W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	Huayacocotla
Government
• Municipal President	Mario Jorge Pérez Martínez (AFV), 2008-10
Area
• Total	571.79 km^2 (220.77 sq mi)
Elevation	2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	19,313
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Website	www.huayacocotla.gob.mx

Huayacocotla 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 town of Huayacocotla.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 19,313, of whom 3,847 lived in the municipal seat.^[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 779 (4.30%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

Huayacocotla Municipality covers a total surface area of 571.79 km². It borders to the north with Ilamatlán and Zontecomatlán; to the east with Texcatepec and Zacualpan; and to the south and west with the state of Hidalgo.

Settlements

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

References

1. "Huayacocotla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

External links

• (Spanish) Municipal Official Site
• (Spanish) Municipal Official Information