Huayacocotla is one of the 212 municipalities of the

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of Veracruz. It is located in the state's

Huasteca Baja Huasteca Baja Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the ...

region. The municipal seat is the town of

Huayacocotla Huayacocotla is a town ''(villa)'' in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Huasteca Baja region, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. In the 2005 INEGI Census, Huayacocotla report ...

. In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 20,765, of whom 5,211 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 779 (4.30%) spoke an

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, 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 ...

. Huayacocotla Municipality covers a total surface area of 571.79 km². It borders

Ilamatlán Ilamatlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the central zone of the state, about 210 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 188.63 km2. It is located at . Geography The municipality of Ilama ...

and

Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 378 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tzon-tecoma-tlan; ...

to the north;

Texcatepec Texcatepec is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of Veracruz, about 190 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 153.61 km2. It is located at . In 1930 the municipal head-board was established in the village of Am ...

and Zacualpan to the east; and with the state of Hidalgo to the south and west.

Settlements

(municipal seat; 2005 population: 1069) * Palo Bendito (879) * Carbonero Jacales (846) * Zonzonapa (775) * Texilmapa (678)

References

External links

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Municipal Official Site
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Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz Municipalities of Veracruz