Tepetzintla, Veracruz

Tepetzintla
Location in Veracruz
Tepetzintla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°09′57″N 97°51′04″W / 21.16583°N 97.85111°W / 21.16583; -97.85111
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
Established1 December 1868
SeatTepetzintla
Government
  PresidentOlga Isela Gerardo Morales
Area
  Total
227.942 km2 (88.009 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
  Total
13,949
  Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)
14,736
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
  Seat
2,261
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes
92530–92539
Area code785
WebsiteOfficial website

Tepetzintla (Nahuatl: "under the hill" or "many small hills") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres (129 mi) northwest of the state capital of Xalapa and 119 kilometres (74 mi) south of the city of Tampico.