Chiconamel (municipality)

Chiconamel
—  Municipality  —
Chiconamel Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°14′0″N 98°27′0″W / 21.233333°N 98.45°W / 21.233333; -98.45Coordinates: 21°14′0″N 98°27′0″W / 21.233333°N 98.45°W / 21.233333; -98.45
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	Chiconamel
Government
– Municipal President	Aldegundo Barragán Flores (AFV), 2009-10
Area
– Total	133.25 km2 (51.4 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	6,811
– Density	51.1/km2 (132.4/sq mi)
Postal code

Chiconamel is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chiconamel, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 6,811, of whom 1,517 lived in the municipal seat.^[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3,902 (62%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Chiconamel covers a total surface area of 133.25 km². Unusually, however, the municapilty is divided into two by an intervening portion of the municipality of Chalma, with the eastern portion of its territory an exclave.^[2]

Settlements in the municipality

• Chiconamel (municipal seat; 2005 population 1,517)
• Motoltepec (population 750)
• Tancazahuela (1,550)
• Los Venados (450)

References

1. ^ "Chiconamel". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30056a.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
2. ^ "Map of Chiconamel". Veracruz State Govt.. http://app.comsocialver.gob.mx/boletin/municipios/mapas/30056.jpg. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 

External links

• Chiconamel Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 04 November 2008.
• (Spanish) Municipal Official Information