Chiconamel is a
municipality in the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Veracruz. It is located in the state's
Huasteca Alta
Huasteca Alta Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico.
References
Regions of Veracruz
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region. The municipal seat is the village of
Chiconamel, Veracruz.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 6,811, of whom 1,517 lived in the municipal seat.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3,902 (62%) spoke an
indigenous language
An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples. This language is from a linguistically distinct community that originated in the area. Indigenous languages are not neces ...
, primarily
Nahuatl
Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...
.
The municipality of Chiconamel covers a total surface area of 133.25 km
2. Unusually, however, the municipality is divided into two by an intervening portion of the municipality of
Chalma, with the eastern portion of its territory an
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
.
Settlements in the municipality
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Chiconamel (municipal seat; 2005 population 1,517)
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Motoltepec (population 750)
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Tancazahuela (1,550)
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Los Venados (450)
References
External links
ChiconamelWeb page of the Veracruz State Govt. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
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Municipal Official InformationVER Chiconamel: Informe anual sobre la situación de pobreza y rezago social 2022
Chiconamel: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life ...
(Secretariat of Economy
In Mexico, the Secretariat of Economy ( Spanish: ''Secretaría de Economía''; abbreviated "SE") is the government department in charge of matters related to the economy. The Secretary of Economy is a member of the federal executive cabinet appo ...
)
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Municipalities of Veracruz
Enclaves and exclaves