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Tuxpan

Tuxpan

Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, for ) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 89,557 and of the municipality was 154,600 inhabitants, according to the 2020 INEGI census, residing in a total area of 1,051.89 km (406.14 sq mi). The municipality includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are (20,380 inhabitants) and (8,178 inhabitants). A local beachside community is also nearby.

In the 1870s, a small colony of some hundreds of former Confederate (Southern U.S.) officers, soldiers and diplomats was established.