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Tantoyuca


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nameTantoyuca, Veracruz
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineSAM 2779 copia.jpg
image_captionView of Tantoyuca
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Mexico
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMexico
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Veracruz
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Tantoyuca
leader_titleMunicipal President
leader_nameTrinidad San Román Vera (PRI), 2008-10
leader_title1Federal electoral district
leader_name1Veracruz's 1st
established_titleFounded
established_datepre-Conquest
established_title2Town status
established_date212 April 1850
established_title3City status
established_date325 July 1901
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population_as_of2005
population_total23,893
population_blank1_titleEthnicities
population_blank2_titleReligions
timezoneZona Centro
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elevation_m140
postal_code_typePostal code
websitewww.tantoyuca.gob.mx

**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 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tantoyuca reported a total population of 23,893.

Name

"Tantoyuca" comes from the Tenek "tan-tuyik", which means "place of wax."

History

Tantoyuca was founded by Huastec people in pre-Hispanic times. It was conquered by the Mexica Triple Alliance in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. It was given town (villa) status on 12 April 1850 and city (ciudad) status on 25 July 1901.

References

References

  1. "Tantoyuca". [[Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal]].
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