Lerdo de Tejada, Veracruz

Lerdo de Tejada
Lerdo de Tejada
Location in Mexico
Lerdo de Tejada
Lerdo de Tejada (Mexico)
Coordinates: 18°37′26″N 95°30′51″W / 18.62389°N 95.51417°W / 18.62389; -95.51417
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
RegionPapaloapan
Established23 January 1923
Named afterSebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Municipal seatLerdo de Tejada
Government
  MayorHermas Cortes García
Area
  Total
84.245 km2 (32.527 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
  Total
20,141
  Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)
19,606
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
  Seat
18,715
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes
95280–95295
Area code284
Websitelerdodetejada.gob.mx

Lerdo de Tejada is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres (129 mi) southeast of the state capital Xalapa. It is named after Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, the 27th President of Mexico.