The Tuxpan River in

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flows into the

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near the city and port of

Tuxpan Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 78,523 and of the municipality was 134,394 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census o ...

(Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano) in the state of

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

. Its principal sources are the

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* *The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984. *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Mexico {{Mexico-river-stub ...

, which rises in

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, and the

Pantepec River The Pantepec River is a river of Mexico that belongs to the Tuxpan River basin, on the Gulf of Mexico slope. The Pantepec River is considered the upper course of the Tuxpan River. The Pantepec River begins in the mountains of the state of Hidalg ...

, which rises in

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, both of which enter the territory of Veracruz before the city of Álamo, in

Temapache Municipality Álamo Temapache (or simply Temapache) is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 90 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 65.80 km2. It is located at . The municipal seat is at ...

, uniting to form the Tuxpan, which has become an important passage for harbor access, strengthening the region's economy. Passing the city of Tuxpan it forms the lagoon of Tampamachoco close to its mouth.

References

* *The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984. *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Veracruz Drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico {{Mexico-river-stub