Tlacotalpan (municipality)

Infobox Settlement
name = Tlacotalpan
settlement_type = Municipality
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Mexico
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Veracruz
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population_as_of=2005
population_total=13845
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population_density_km2=auto
area_total_km2= 646.51
elevation_m= 10
leader_title = Municipal president
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subdivision_type2 = Municipal seat
subdivision_name2 = Tlacotalpan, Ver.
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd =18 | latm =37 | lats = | latNS =N
longd = 95 | longm= 40 | longs= | longEW =W
website= [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=1645,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&ciudad=30178 Municipio de Tlacotalpan]
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The municipality of Tlacotalpan is located in the eastern coastal region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It covers a total surface area is 646.51 km², accounting for 0.89% of the state total.

Tlacotalpan borders with the municipalities of Alvarado to the north; José Azueta, Isla, and Santiago Tuxtla to the south; Lerdo de Tejada, Saltabarranca, and Santiago Tuxtla to the east; and Acula and Amatitlán to the west.

The municipality is drained by the San Juan and Tuxpan rivers, which are tributaries of the larger Río Papaloapan.

The municipal seat is the city of Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Demographics

The 2005 INEGI census reported a population of 13,845. Spekaers of indigenous languages were few, numbering only 42 (predominantly Zapotec

Population centres in the municipality include:
*Tlacotalpan, the municipal seat, with 8006 inhabitants
*Boca de San Miguel (391 inhabitants)
*Pérez y Jiménez (369)
*Las Amapolas (231)
*Linda Vista (170)

References

* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30178a.htm Tlacotalpan] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

* [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=1645,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&ciudad=30178 Municipio de Tlacotalpan] (on Veracruz state government web site)es icon