Pánuco, Veracruz

Pánuco
City & municipal seat
Pánuco Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°03′0″N 98°11′0″W / 22.05000°N 98.18333°WCoordinates: 22°03′0″N 98°11′0″W / 22.05000°N 98.18333°W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipality	Pánuco
Founded	22 December 1522
City status	30 June 1931
Government
• Municipal President	Ricardo García Guzmán
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	33,122
Area code(s)	846
Website	www.panuco.gob.mx

Pánuco ( 'panuko ) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Pánuco Municipality. It stands on the banks of the Río Pánuco.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Pánuco reported a total population of 33,122.^[1]

History

Pánuco is traditionally held to have been founded by Hernán Cortés on 22 December 1522, as Villa de Santiesteban del Puerto, the second ayuntamiento on the American continent. It was the capital of the Province of Pánuco in the early colonial period. It was given city status on 30 June 1931.

Hernando de Soto's expedition stopped in Panuco after his death.

References

1. "Pánuco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved 2 November 2008.