Pánuco Municipality, Veracruz

Pánuco
Municipality

Municipality of Pánuco in the Huasteca Alta region of Veracruz
Pánuco

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 22°03′0″N 98°11′0″W / 22.05000°N 98.18333°W / 22.05000; -98.18333Coordinates: 22°03′0″N 98°11′0″W / 22.05000°N 98.18333°W / 22.05000; -98.18333
Country  Mexico
State Veracruz
Municipal seat Pánuco
Government
  Municipal President Ricardo García Guzmán (AFV), 2008-10
Area
  Total 3,277.81 km2 (1,265.57 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 91,006
  Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Website www.panuco.gob.mx

Pánuco is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the Huasteca Alta region of Veracruz and shares borders with the states of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. The municipal seat is the city of Pánuco, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality of Pánuco reported a total population of 91,006, of whom 33,122 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,421 (1.5%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Pánuco covers a total surface area of 3277.81 km².

The name "Pánuco" comes from the Río Pánuco, which crosses the municipality.

Settlements in the municipality

References

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

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