Tuxpan
Tuxpan | |
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Top: Tuxpan city skyline from Tuxpan River; Middle: Reforma Hotel, fountains at Downtown; Bottom: Cathedral of the Assumption, Tuxpan port facilities | |
| Coordinates: 20°57′N 97°24′W / 20.950°N 97.400°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Huasteca Baja Region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Alberto Silva Ramos |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,061.9 km2 (410.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 154,600 |
| • Seat | 89,557 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | http://tuxpanveracruz.gob.mx/ |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1995 | 127,622 | — |
| 2000 | 126,616 | −0.8% |
| 2005 | 134,394 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 143,362 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 161,829 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 154,600 | −4.5% |
Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, for Enrique Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 89,557 and of the municipality was 154,600 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census of 2020, residing in a total area of 1,051.89 km2 (406.14 sq mi). The municipality includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are Alto Lucero (20,380 inhabitants) and Santiago de la Peña (8,178 inhabitants). A local beachside community is also nearby.
In the 1870s, a small colony of some hundreds of former Confederate (Southern U.S.) officers, soldiers and diplomats was established.