Cerro Azul (municipality)
Cerro Azul 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 city of Cerro Azul, Veracruz.
Cerro Azul | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Cerro Azul Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′0″N 97°43′59″W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Cerro Azul |
| Municipality created | 27 November 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Reynaldo Mora Nuñes (2008-10) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.50 km2 (35.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 24,739 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Municipal seat | 23,573 |
| Website | www.cerroazul.gob.mx |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 24,739 (down from 27,071 in 1995), of whom 23,573 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 565 (2%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Huasteco and Nahuatl.
Cerro Azul Municipality covers a total surface area of 92.50 km².
References
- "Cerro Azul". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
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