Tihuatlán (municipality)
Tihuatlán | |
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City and municipality | |
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Top: Panoramic view of Tihuatlán; Middle: Statue of Christ the Redeemer at night, Juárez Park; Bottom:El Tajín National Airport, Identity Mural at Juárez Park | |
| Coordinates: 20°42′58″N 97°32′38″W / 20.7161412°N 97.5438963°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Foundation | 1598 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raúl Hernández Gallardo (PRD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 718.8 km2 (277.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 92,276 |
| • Density | 129/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 15,305 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1995 | 81,660 | — |
| 2000 | 81,088 | −0.7% |
| 2005 | 80,923 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 89,774 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 96,418 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 92,726 | −3.8% |
Tihuatlán is a city and its surrounding municipality located in the north of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 316 km (196 mi) from the state capital Xalapa. The municipality has a surface of 828.29 km2 (319.80 sq mi). The municipality has a population of 92,726 inhabitants as 2020, however, only 16 % resides in the municipal seat.