Platón Sánchez is one of the 212
municipalities of 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
{{coord missing, Veracruz ...
region. The municipal seat is the town of
Platón Sánchez
Platón Sánchez is a town ''(villa)'' in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Platón Sánchez.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the town r ...
.
Geography
The municipality covers a toal area of 227.84 km² and is located on
Federal Highway 105.
Borders
It borders on the municipalities of
Tempoal (north),
Tantoyuca
Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Popularly known as "the Pearl of the Huastecas", it is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.
It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca.
In the 2 ...
(east),
Chalma (south) and
Chiconamel (south-east). To the south it borders on the state of
Hidalgo.
Products
Major products are corn, cereal, sugar, and fruits.
Demographics
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 17,670 (down from 18,229 in 1995),
of whom 10,009 lived in the municipal seat.
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 5,633 (33%) 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 ...
; 6.14% of the municipality's population did not speak Spanish.
[
]
Settlements
There are 127 settlements in the municipality. The largest ones are:
*
Platón Sánchez
Platón Sánchez is a town ''(villa)'' in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Platón Sánchez.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the town r ...
(municipal seat; 2005 population 10,009)
*
Ahitic (population 568)
*
Plalpani (514)
*
Monte Grande (460)
*
Corralillo (432)
History
The municipality's name honours (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the
Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced
Emperor Maximilian and his generals
Miguel Miramón and
Tomás Mejía Tomás may refer to:
* Tomás (given name)
* Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, equivalent of ''Thomas''.
It may refer to:
* Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer
* Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950), ...
to death by firing squad in
Santiago de Querétaro on 19 June 1867. The municipality was established with Platón Sánchez's name in 1868.
In 1938 Platón Sánchez (together with
Chiconamel) lost territory which then formed the new municipality of
Chalma.
References
External links
Platón Sánchezon Veracruz State Govt. web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Platon Sanchez (municipality)
Municipalities of Veracruz