Tampico Alto (municipality)
Tampico Alto | |
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Municipality of Tampico Alto in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz | |
| Coordinates: 22°07′0″N 97°48′0″W / 22.11667°N 97.80000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Tampico Alto |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Salvador Mellado Villalobos (AFV), 2008-10 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,027.35 km2 (396.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,971 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | www.tampicoalto.gob.mx |
Tampico Alto is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region, at the northern end of Tamiahua Lagoon. The municipal seat is also called Tampico Alto.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 11,971 (down from 14,684 in 1980), of whom 2,126 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 129 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco).
Tampico Alto Municipality covers a total surface area of 1,027.35 km2.