Nogales Municipality, Veracruz
Nogales | |
|---|---|
Parroquia San Isidro Labrador | |
| Coordinates: 18°49′0″N 97°10′0″W / 18.81667°N 97.16667°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Nogales |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Ernesto Torres Navarro, 2022-24 |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.32 km2 (29.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,314 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Website | www.nogales.gob.mx |
Nogales is a municipality in the mountainous western region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is the city of Nogales.
It is situated at 18°49′N 97°10′W / 18.817°N 97.167°W, at an altitude of 1280 m, and covers a total surface area of 77.32 km2. In the year 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 31,818. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,286 (4.67%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The name "Nogales" is the Spanish for walnut trees.