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°WCoordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	Tempoal de Sánchez
Government
• Municipal President	Julia Olaya Zavala Hernández (AFV), 2008-10
Area
• Total	1,487.15 km^2 (574.19 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	33,107
• Density	22/km^2 (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

• Tempoal (municipal seat; 2005 population 12,237)
• Corozal (population 2,000)
• El AguacateTerrero (1,200)
• Horcón Potrero (1,100)

References

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

External links

• Tempoal Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.